1st Edition

Romans and Blacks (Routledge Revivals)

By Lloyd Thompson Copyright 1989
266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

Roman literature seems to provide plenty of instances of contempt towards foreign or black individuals, but it is an untenable assumption that such distaste amounts to a racist attitude, particularly considering how elusive the definitions of ‘race’ and ‘racism’ are. Making extensive use of developments in sociological theory and psychology, Romans and Blacks , first published in 1989,... Read more

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction 1. Review of Modern Literature 2. The Aethops Type in Roman Perceptions 3. The Evidence in its Ideological Context; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Biography

Lloyd Thompson