African Life and Customs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780933121430)

In African Life and Customs, Blyden examined the culture of "pure" Africans-- those untouched by European and Asiatic influences. He identified the family as the basic unit in African society and polygamy as the foundation of African families. He described African social systems as cooperative; everyone worked for each other. No one went without work, food, or clothing. Blyden challenged white racial theorists who held Africans were inferior and whose arguments supported their preconceived ideas. He assumed Africans to be "distinct" rather than inferior, and he analyzed African culture within the context of African social experiences.

Author: Edward Wilmot Blyden
ISBN-10: 0933121431
ISBN-13: 9780933121430
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1994
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.30w x 0.30d