{"product_id":"brothers-and-strangers-black-zion-black-slavery-19141940-9780822332473","title":"Brothers and Strangers  Black Zion Black Slavery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn account of the rise, fall, and persistence of the 20th century's Black Zionist dream -- the movement's creation of a homeland in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This much needed and long awaited book is a godsend not only for its courageous handling of its controversial subject but also for the more general information that it presents in the field of Liberian history. It is indispensable work for anyone professing an interest in Black Atlantic studies.”—Wilson Jeremiah Moses, editor of\u003ci\u003e Liberian Dreams: Back-to-Africa Narratives from the 1850s \u003c\/i\u003eand Ferree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University\u003cbr\u003e“An exhaustive study of the Pan-African aspects of Liberia’s history from 1914 to 1940. . . . A prodigious effort. . . . This book should become a standard reference for an important period in Liberia’s Pan-African history.” -- Tony Martin * Journal of African American History *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBrothers and Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating, politically charged. . . history of ethnic and class conflict in Liberia.\" -- Minkah Makalani * Journal of Colonialism \u0026amp; Colonial History *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBrothers and Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e thoughtfully engages the usefulness of diaspora as a theoretical template for deciphering the histories and interests of African peoples long separated by oceans and time.\" -- Claude A. Clegg III * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\"A thoughtful history. . . . It is an honest and frank discussion about the role of race, ethnicity and class in the Pan-African narrative. Its comprehensiveness, its attention to detail, and its clarity of thought make this work a substantial contribution to African, African American, and Atlantic history.\" -- Lester P. Lee * The Americas *\u003cbr\u003e\"Writing with the command of a scholar deeply versed in the topics at hand, Sundiata provides a rich and thoughtful assessment of Liberia, black America, and the relationship between these transatlantic communities during a quarter century of contestations over charges of slavery, struggles over black rule, and the nature of transatlantic black linkages.What makes Sundiata’s book such worthwhile reading is that he tackles the topics with incisive interpretation and analysis. The book is thus a powerful commentary on the state of relations among Africans and the diaspora.\" -- James H. Meriwether * African Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustration ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Confronting the Motherland 11\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Black Zion 48\u003cbr\u003e 3. Abuse 79\u003cbr\u003e 4. Investigation of an Investigation 97\u003cbr\u003e 5. Dollar Diplomacy 140\u003cbr\u003e 6. A New Deal for Liberia 170\u003cbr\u003e 7. Enterprise in Black and White 211\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Literary Mirror 229\u003cbr\u003e 9. The \"Native Problem\" 252\u003cbr\u003e 10. Fascism and New Zions 286\u003cbr\u003e 11. Postscript: Africa and Human Rights 325\u003cbr\u003e Notes 341\u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography 407\u003cbr\u003e Index 429\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406034346327,"sku":"9780822332473","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822332473.jpg?v=1730494317","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brothers-and-strangers-black-zion-black-slavery-19141940-9780822332473","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}