The Afrocentric Idea

264 Pages·1998·31.593 MB·English

by  Molefi Kete Asante

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Revised and Expanded Edition
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The Afrocentric Idea
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1998
Temple University Press, Philadelphia 19122
Copyright © 1998 byTemple University. All rights reserved
Published 1998
Printed in the United States ofAmerica
The paperused in this book meets the
requirements ofthe American National Standard for Information
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Sciences Permanence ofPaper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z39.48-1984
Text design byArlene Putterman
Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Asante, Molefi K.. 1942-
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The Afrocentric idea / Molefi Kete Asante. Rev. and expanded ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN 1-56639-594-1 (clot—h : alk.paper). ISBN 1-56639-—595-X(paper:alk.paper)
1. Afro-Americans Communication. 2. Blacks Communication.
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3. Afrocentrism. 4. Oratory Social aspects United States.
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5. Rhetoric Social aspects United States. 6. United States
Civilization^ .AfritTiin influem;^ I. Title.
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To the memory of Cheikh Anta Dlop
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and W.L.B. Du Bois
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