02620nam 2200649 a 450 991078161130332120200520144314.01-283-25300-397866132530020-8203-4196-7(CKB)2550000000052142(OCoLC)753324210(CaPaEBR)ebrary10496051(SSID)ssj0000543957(PQKBManifestationID)11335560(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543957(PQKBWorkID)10534274(PQKB)10141379(MdBmJHUP)muse15805(Au-PeEL)EBL3039032(CaPaEBR)ebr10496051(CaONFJC)MIL325300(MiAaPQ)EBC3039032(EXLCZ)99255000000005214220091112d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIn search of brightest Africa[electronic resource] reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936 /Jeannette Eileen JonesAthens University of Georgia Pressc20101 online resource (316 p.) Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8203-3320-4 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.Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900.Public opinionUnited StatesAfricaForeign public opinion, AmericanAfricaRelationsUnited StatesUnited StatesRelationsAfricaAfricaCivilizationUnited StatesCivilization1865-1918United StatesCivilization1918-1945United StatesIntellectual lifePublic opinion327.607309/034Jones Jeannette Eileen1970-1546935MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781611303321In search of brightest Africa3832173UNINA