This book is a precious document in the intellectual history of the black Americas. Its author was surely the first academically respectable white scholar to take seriously the cultural achievements of Afro-Americans, throughout the hemisphere. His influence is still keenly felt, within and beyond his discipline.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 24 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-55876-455-2 (9781558764552)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Sidney Mintz, Johns Hopkins University, is author of Sweetness and Power, and numerous other books. Herskovits was America's leading anthropologist, first president of the African Studies Association and author of many books. Life in a Haitian Valley is his most famous work on Caribbean culture.
