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Author:

White, Elisa Joy.

Title:

Modernity, freedom, and the African diaspora : Dublin, New Orleans, Paris / Elisa Joy White.

Publisher:

Indiana University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xi, 340 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Blacks--Dublin--Dublin--Social conditions.
African Americans--New Orleans--New Orleans--Social conditions.
Blacks--Paris--Paris--Social conditions.
African diaspora.
Community life--Dublin.--Dublin.
Community life--New Orleans.--New Orleans.
Community life--Paris.--Paris.
Dublin (Ireland)--Race relations.
New Orleans (La.)--Race relations.
Paris (France)--Race relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part 1. The African Diaspora in Dublin -- Decolonization, Racism, and the Retro-Global Society -- Status, Numbers, and the "Retro" revaaled -- Media Representation and Black Presence -- Racism, Immigrant Status, and Black Life -- A Community in the Making -- Part 2. The Glitches of Modernity -- Dublin : The Olukunle Elukanlo Case -- New Orleans : Race Meets Antediluvian Modernity -- Paris : The Liberating Quality of Race -- Conclusion: Toward a Modern Future.

Series:

Blacks in the diaspora.

ISBN:

0253001285 (electronic book)
9780253001283 (electronic book)
0253001250 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780253001252 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0253001153 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253001153 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)730406494

LCCN:

2011051854

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)