French Encounter with Africans

<p>As French and American historians of France are revisiting the history of French racism today William B. Cohen's book is more important than ever. It has become a classic. --Nancy L. Green<br /><br />In this pioneering work William B. Cohen traces the ways in which negative attitudes toward blacks became deeply embedded in French culture. Examining the forces that shaped these views Cohen reveals the persistent inequality of French interactions with blacks in Africa in the slave colonies of the West Indies and in France itself. Now a classic The French Encounter with Africans is essential reading for anyone engaged in current discussions of European relations with non-Europeans and with issues of racism ethnicity identity colonialism and empire.</p>