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Modernity, freedom, and the African diaspora

White, Elisa Joy.

Modernity, freedom, and the African diaspora Dublin, New Orleans, Paris / [electronic resource] : Elisa Joy White. - Bloomingtonn : Indiana University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (356 p.) - Blacks in the diaspora . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. The African Diaspora in Dublin -- Ireland : Decolonization, Racism, and the Retro-Global Society -- African Diaspora Status, Numbers, and the "Retro" Revealed in Ireland -- A Community Begins : Media Representation and Black Presence in Ireland -- The Retro-Global Lived : Racism, Immigrant Status, and Black Life in Dublin -- Retro-Global Living : A Community in the Making -- Part 2. African Diaspora Communities and the Glitches of Modernity -- Dublin : The Olukunle Elukanlo Case -- New Orleans : Race Meets Antediluvian Modernity -- Paris : The Liberating Quality of Race -- Conclusion: Toward a Modern Future.

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Community life--France--Paris.
Community life--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Community life--Ireland--Dublin.
African diaspora.
Blacks--Social conditions.--France--Paris
African Americans--Social conditions.--Louisiana--New Orleans
Blacks--Social conditions.--Ireland--Dublin


Paris (France)--Race relations.
New Orleans (La.)--Race relations.
Dublin (Ireland)--Race relations.


Electronic books.

DA995.D75 / W49 2012

305.896