Scholarship on African American history has changed dramatically
since the publication of George Washington Williams'
pioneering A History of the Negro Race in America in 1882.
Organized chronologically and thematically, What is African
American History? offers a concise and compelling introduction
to the field of African American history as well as the black
historical enterpriseÑpast, present, and future. Pero Gaglo
Dagbovie discusses many of the discipline's important turning
points, subspecialties, defining characteristics, debates, texts,
and scholars. The author explores the growth and maturation of
scholarship on African American history from late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries until the field achieved significant
recognition from the 'mainstream' U.S. historical
profession in the 1970s. Subsequent decades witnessed the emergence
and development of key theoretical approaches, controversies, and
dynamic areas of concentration in black history, the vibrant field
of black women's history, the intriguing relationship between
African American history and Black Studies, and the imaginable
future directions of African American history in the twenty-first
century.

What is African American History? will be a practical
introduction for all students of African American history and Black
Studies.

Autorentext
Pero Gaglo Dagbovie is Professor of History at Michigan State University.

Klappentext

Scholarship on African American history has changed dramaticallysince the publication of George Washington Williams'pioneering A History of the Negro Race in America in 1882.Organized chronologically and thematically, What is AfricanAmerican History? offers a concise and compelling introductionto the field of African American history as well as the blackhistorical enterpriseÑpast, present, and future. Pero GagloDagbovie discusses many of the discipline's important turningpoints, subspecialties, defining characteristics, debates, texts,and scholars. The author explores the growth and maturation ofscholarship on African American history from late nineteenth andearly twentieth centuries until the field achieved significantrecognition from the 'mainstream' U.S. historicalprofession in the 1970s. Subsequent decades witnessed the emergenceand development of key theoretical approaches, controversies, anddynamic areas of concentration in black history, the vibrant fieldof black women's history, the intriguing relationship betweenAfrican American history and Black Studies, and the imaginablefuture directions of African American history in the twenty-firstcentury. What is African American History? will be a practicalintroduction for all students of African American history and BlackStudies.

Zusammenfassung

Scholarship on African American history has changed dramatically since the publication of George Washington Williams' pioneering A History of the Negro Race in America in 1882. Organized chronologically and thematically, What is African American History? offers a concise and compelling introduction to the field of African American history as well as the black historical enterpriseÑpast, present, and future. Pero Gaglo Dagbovie discusses many of the discipline's important turning points, subspecialties, defining characteristics, debates, texts, and scholars. The author explores the growth and maturation of scholarship on African American history from late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries until the field achieved significant recognition from the 'mainstream' U.S. historical profession in the 1970s. Subsequent decades witnessed the emergence and development of key theoretical approaches, controversies, and dynamic areas of concentration in black history, the vibrant field of black women's history, the intriguing relationship between African American history and Black Studies, and the imaginable future directions of African American history in the twenty-first century.

What is African American History? will be a practical introduction for all students of African American history and Black Studies.

Inhalt

1 What is a Social Movement? 1

2 The Study of Social Movements 26

3 What is a Political Movement? 49

4 What is a Cultural Movement? 72

5 What Do Social Movements Do? 94

6 Researching Social Movements 118

7 Where are Social Movements Headed? 139

References 161

Index 180