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African Studies / History

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The Image of Africa British Ideas and Action, 1780–1850, Volumes I and II Philip D. Curtin "For the light it sheds on . . . the new Africa as well as the old, [this work] should be read by everyone concerned with the continent's affairs." —Africa Report In this encyclopedic work of intellectual history, Philip D. Curtin sought to discover the British image of Africa for the years 1780–1850. Philip D. Curtin, author of The Atlantic Slave Trade and Two Jamaicas, is emeritus professor of history and African studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For more information contact our publicity manager, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

Back in print September 2004 LC: 64-010922 DT 304 pp.,  5 1/2 x 8 1/2 23 illus., 21 maps Volume 1 ISBN-10: 0-299-83025-x ISBN-13: 978-0-299-83025-0 Paper $24.95 x (ISBN 0-299-03020-2 Cloth is out of print) Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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