Search results

Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: The Cigar Maker Writes to the General -- 1. "Rosalie, Black Woman of the Poulard Nation" -- 2. "Rosalie . . . My Slave" -- 3. Citizen Rosalie -- 4. Crossing the Gulf -- 5. The Land of the Rights of Man -- 6. Joseph and His Brothers -- 7. "The Term Public Rights Should Be Made to Mean Something" -- 8. Horizons of Commerce -- 9. Citizens beyond Nation -- Epilogue: "For a Racial Reason" -- Notes -- Acknowledgments and Collaborations -- Index.

.

With the recent election of the nation's first African American president, the topic of transnational identity is reaching the forefront of the national consciousness in an unprecedented way. As our society becomes increasingly diverse and intermingled, it is increasingly imperative to understand how race and heritage impact our perceptions of and interactions with each other.