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The African Presence. Representations of Africa in the Construction of Britishness.
Graham Harrison
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Description for The African Presence. Representations of Africa in the Construction of Britishness.
This book considers the ways that representations of Africa have contributed to the changing nature of British national identity. Using interviews, photo archives, media coverage, advertisements, and web material, the book focuses on major Africa campaigns: the abolition of slavery, anti-apartheid, drop the debt, and Make Poverty History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; HBTR; JFC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
This book considers the ways that representations of Africa have contributed to the changing nature of British national identity. Using interviews, photo archives, media coverage, advertisements, and web material, the book focuses on major Africa campaigns: the abolition of slavery, anti-apartheid, 'Drop the Debt', and 'Make Poverty History'. Using a hybrid theoretical framework, the book argues that the representation of Africa has been mainly about imagining virtuous Britishness rather than generating detailed understandings of Africa. The book develops this argument through a historical review of 200 years of Africa campaigning. It also looks more closely at recent and contemporary campaigning, ... Read more
This book considers the ways that representations of Africa have contributed to the changing nature of British national identity. Using interviews, photo archives, media coverage, advertisements, and web material, the book focuses on major Africa campaigns: the abolition of slavery, anti-apartheid, 'Drop the Debt', and 'Make Poverty History'. Using a hybrid theoretical framework, the book argues that the representation of Africa has been mainly about imagining virtuous Britishness rather than generating detailed understandings of Africa. The book develops this argument through a historical review of 200 years of Africa campaigning. It also looks more closely at recent and contemporary campaigning, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719088858
SKU
V9780719088858
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About Graham Harrison
Graham Harrison is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield -- .
Reviews for The African Presence. Representations of Africa in the Construction of Britishness.
‘This book is an essential reading for anybody interested in the topics of the relation between Africa and Britain, African sovereignty, racism and post colonialism.’ Juliana da Penha, Independent Scholar, British Society for Literature and Science
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