Pierre, Jemima
The Predicament of Blackness
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226923031
- author:
- Pierre, Jemima
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 228 mm
- Genre:
- Social Sciences, Anthropology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Predicament of Blackness: Postcolonial Ghana and the Politics of Race by Jemima Pierre explores the complex relationships between race, economics, and politics in West Africa, with a focus on Ghana. This groundbreaking study challenges traditional views of the African continent as a nonracialized space, instead revealing how global structures of racism have shaped local societies. Pierre examines various aspects of contemporary Ghanaian society, including the significance of "whiteness", chemical skin-bleaching, and government-promoted Pan-African heritage tourism. By drawing on these examples, she demonstrates that race and racism persist in Ghana after colonialism, and that they operate within a global racial hierarchy. This book provides a powerful articulation of race on the continent and offers a new way of understanding contemporary Africa and its connection to the modern African diaspora.
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