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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Nebraska Pr
Publication date
April 1, 2004
Pages
448
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780803221871
ISBN-10
0803221878
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
university press
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§As reported by publisher
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Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge is the first full-scale biography of the trailblazing anthropologist of African and African American cultures. Born into a world of racial hierarchy, Melville J. Herskovits (1895â1963) employed physical anthropology and ethnography to undermine racist and hierarchical ways of thinking about humanity and to underscore the value of cultural diversity. His research in West Africa, the West Indies, and South America documented the far-reaching influence of African cultures in the Americas. He founded the first major interdisciplinary American program in African studies in 1948 at Northwestern University, and his controversial classic The Myth of the Negro Past delineated African cultural influences on American blacks and showcased the vibrancy of African American culture. He also helped forge the concept of cultural relativism, particularly in his book Man and His Works. While Herskovits promoted African and African American studies, he criticized some activist black scholars, most notably Carter G. Woodson and W. E. B. Du Bois, whom he considered propagandists because of their social reform orientation.
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After World War II, Herskovits became an outspoken public figure, advocating African independence and attacking American policymakers who treated Africa as an object of Cold War strategy. Drawing extensively on Herskovitsâs private papers and published works, Jerry Gershenhornâs biography recognizes Herskovitsâs many contributions and discusses the complex consequences of his conclusions, methodologies, and relations with African American scholars.
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from Univ of Nebraska Pr (April 1, 2004)
9780803221871 | details & prices | 448 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $29.95
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Paperback
from Univ of Nebraska Pr (September 1, 2007)
9780803222472 | details & prices | 338 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $29.95
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