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I am because we are
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Fred L. Hord,Jonathan Scott Lee |
"This anthology of writings by prominent black thinkers from antiquity to the present makes the case for a central tradition of black philosophy, rooted in Africa and distinct from the intellectual h… |
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The cool knife
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T. O. Beidelman |
"In The Cool Knife, T. O. Beidelman analyzes in rich detail the ritual, imagery, and symbolism of Kaguru initiations, relating them to other Kaguru ceremonies as well as to more routine daily activit… |
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From Mukogodo to Maasai
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Lee Cronk |
Can one change one's ethnicity? Can an entire ethnic group change its ethnicity? This book focuses on the strategic manipulation of ethnic identity by the Mukogodo of Kenya. Until the 1920s and 1930s… |
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Passing Strange
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Martha A. Sandweiss |
The secret double life of the man who mapped the American West and the woman he lovedClarence King is a hero of nineteenth-century western history. Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, be… |
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Colored pictures
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Michael D. Harris |
"In this book, artist and art historian Michael Harris investigates the role of visual representation in the construction of black identities, both real and imagined, in the United States. He focuses… |
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