Black London - The Imperial Metropolis and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-520-28429-6
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 414 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 709 g

Reihe: California World History Library

This vibrant history of London in the twentieth century reveals the city as a key site in the development of black internationalism and anticolonialism. Marc Matera shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London’s rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the stories of many famous historical figures and presenting their quests for personal, professional, and political recognition against the backdrop of a declining British Empire. A groundbreaking work of intellectual history, Black London will appeal to scholars and students in a variety of areas, including postcolonial history, the history of the African diaspora, urban studies, cultural studies, British studies, world history, black studies, and feminist studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matera, Marc

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Postkoloniale Geschichte, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The Imperial and Atlantic Horizons of Black London
1. Afro-metropolis: Black Political and Cultural Associations in Interwar London
2. Black Internationalism and Empire in the 1930s
3. Black Feminist Internationalists
4. Sounds of Black London
5. Black Masculinity and Interracial Sex at the Heart of the Empire
6. Black Intellectuals and the Development of Colonial Studies in Britain
7. Pan-Africa in London, Empire Films, and the Imperial Imagination
Epilogue

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Marc Matera is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the coauthor of The Women's War of 1929: Gender and Violence in Colonial Nigeria.