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Blacks in the Dutch World
The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern Society

Allison Blakely

Examination of the development of racial attitudes and color prejudice.

"In Blacks in the Dutch World Blakely provides scholars with a valuable record--in word and image--of the complex interaction between Dutch history and black history even as it examines, sensitively and persuasively, some of the intricate combinations of factors which are involved in color bias and its cultural expression." --Catherine Levesque, New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids

". . . provocative and exceptionally well written--a significant contribution to the history of Dutch overseas expansion." --Johannes Postma, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"This is a very interesting, well-written, and thoroughly researched study based on a great variety of sources." --Choice

Blacks in the Dutch World examines the interaction between Black history and Dutch history to gain an understanding of the development of racial attitudes. Allison Blakely reveals cracks in the self-image and reputation of Dutch society as a haven for those escaping intolerance. Pervasive images of "the Moor" and "the noble savage" appear in Dutch art and popular culture; and "Black Pete" is a servant to Santa Claus in Dutch Christmas tradition. These and many other cultural artifacts reflect the racial stereotyping of Blacks that existed in the Dutch world through the time of slavery and servitude, and then freedom.

Blakely weighs the proposition that factors unique to the modern period have contributed to the creation of this racial imagery in Dutch folklore, art, literature, and religion. By viewing evolving images of Blacks against the backdrop of Western expansion, the agricultural, scientific, and industrial revolutions, and the advent of modern secular doctrines, Blakely discovers that humanism and liberalism, hallmarks of Dutch society since medieval times, have been imperfect guardians against racial bias.

Allison Blakely, Professor of European History and Comparative History at Howard University, is author of Russia and the Negro: Blacks in Russian History and Thought, winner of an American Book Award.

Blacks in the Diaspora--Darlene Clark Hine, John McCluskey, Jr.,
David Barry Gaspar, general editors

March 2001 (cloth 1994)
352 pages, 119 illus., intro., notes, index, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
cloth0-253-31191-8$45.00 L / £34.00
paper0-253-21433-5$22.95 s / £17.50
About the Author: ALLISON BLAKELY is Professor of European History and Comparative History at Howard University. He is the author of Russia and the Negro: Blacks in Russian History and Thought, winner of an American Book Award.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780253214331
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Series Title: Blacks in the Diaspora (Paperback)
  • Sub Title: The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern Society
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0253214335
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jan 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 544 gr


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