Africa and the West

by Philip D. Curtin

Overview

"This book offers some exciting examples of the insights to be gained from studies of the intellectual responses of Africans to the West. In six case studies, anthropologists, historians, and a literary critic study the impact of the West on African patterns of thought."-Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299061241
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	05/15/1974
Series:	Intellectual Responses to European Culture
Edition description:	1
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Philip D. Curtin (1922-2009) was author of The Image of Africa and Two Jamaicas. He edited Africa Remembered, a collection of narratives by former slaves and others involved in the slave trade. He was a member of the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin from 1956-1975. From 1975 until the time of his death, he was a member of the faculty of Johns Hopkins University.