The Black handbook : the people, history, and politics of Africa and the African diaspora / / edited by E.L. Bute and H.J.P. Harmer

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Disciplina: 960
• Soggetto topico: African diaspora; Black people - History
• Soggetto geografico: Africa History
• Persona (resp. second.): ButeE. L.; HarmerH. J. P.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Places and Events -- Terms, Movements and Ideas -- Colonialism, Liberation and War -- Countries of Africa and the African Diaspora -- Political Parties and Leaders -- Inter-governmental Organizations and Treaties -- Rebellion, Emancipation and Civil Rights in the USA -- Chronology of Africa and the African Diaspora.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The Black Handbook is the authoritative guide to the people, history and politics of Africa and the African Diaspora up until the end of the 20th century. Who were Black Moses, the Black Seminoles, the Black shots and the Black Pimpernel? Which Pope gave the King of Portugal permission to invade, conquer and submit to perpetual slavery the people of Africa? What was the African Blood Brotherhood? Why was a Jamaican the last man to be beheaded in Britain? Who were the Talented Tenth? Why did Egypt invade Ethiopia in 1875? Who was the first black American woman to become a millionaire? Who were the Mangrove Nine? Spanning three continents, The Black Handbook describes and analyses, in an accessible way, the essential events, ideas and personalities of the African world."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Black handbook
• ISBN: 1-4742-9288-7; 1-4742-9287-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465898903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bloomsbury academic collections. . -History of the transatlantic slave trade.