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Jones, Jeannette Eileen, 1970-

In search of brightest Africa reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936 / [electronic resource] : Jeannette Eileen Jones. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2010. - xviii, 296 p. : ill. - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 . - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. .

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Public opinion--United States.


Africa--Foreign public opinion, American.
Africa--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Africa.
Africa--Civilization.
United States--Civilization--1865-1918.
United States--Civilization--1918-1945.
United States--Intellectual life.


Electronic books.

DT38.1 / .J66 2010eb

327.607309/034
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