In search of brightest Africa : reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936 /
Jones, Jeannette Eileen, 1970-
In search of brightest Africa : reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936 / Jeannette Eileen Jones. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages) : illustrations - - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 . - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: in search of brightest Africa -- A cry from Africa : Victorians, new women, new Negroes, and moderns confront the dark continent -- To Bunco a Yankee : America and the Congo question -- Written on the wall : pan-African dreams of African empires and republics -- To capture a vanishing world : naturalist-environmentalist discourses and displays of Africa -- Reel Africa : American filmmaking and criticism in defense of Africa -- Conclusion: the wonders of Africa brought to America.
Jeannette Eileen Jones is an associate professor of history and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
9780820341965 (electronic bk.) 0820341967 (electronic bk.) 1283253003 9781283253000
9786613253002
325300 MIL 22573/ctt3q44fn JSTOR 4066D9F5-5037-4041-B230-1B42739810F3 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1865-1945
Public opinion--United States.
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Civilization.
Intellectual life.
Public opinion.
Public opinion, American.
International relations.
Africa--Foreign public opinion, American.
Africa--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Africa.
Africa--Civilization.
United States--Civilization--1865-1918.
United States--Civilization--1918-1945.
United States--Intellectual life.
Afrique--Relations--États-Unis.
États-Unis--Civilisation--1865-1918.
États-Unis--Civilisation--1918-1945.
États-Unis--Vie intellectuelle.
Africa.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
DT38.1 / .J66 2010eb
327.607309/034
In search of brightest Africa : reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936 / Jeannette Eileen Jones. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages) : illustrations - - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 . - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: in search of brightest Africa -- A cry from Africa : Victorians, new women, new Negroes, and moderns confront the dark continent -- To Bunco a Yankee : America and the Congo question -- Written on the wall : pan-African dreams of African empires and republics -- To capture a vanishing world : naturalist-environmentalist discourses and displays of Africa -- Reel Africa : American filmmaking and criticism in defense of Africa -- Conclusion: the wonders of Africa brought to America.
Jeannette Eileen Jones is an associate professor of history and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
9780820341965 (electronic bk.) 0820341967 (electronic bk.) 1283253003 9781283253000
9786613253002
325300 MIL 22573/ctt3q44fn JSTOR 4066D9F5-5037-4041-B230-1B42739810F3 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1865-1945
Public opinion--United States.
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Civilization.
Intellectual life.
Public opinion.
Public opinion, American.
International relations.
Africa--Foreign public opinion, American.
Africa--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Africa.
Africa--Civilization.
United States--Civilization--1865-1918.
United States--Civilization--1918-1945.
United States--Intellectual life.
Afrique--Relations--États-Unis.
États-Unis--Civilisation--1865-1918.
États-Unis--Civilisation--1918-1945.
États-Unis--Vie intellectuelle.
Africa.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
DT38.1 / .J66 2010eb
327.607309/034