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African Labor and Western Expansion


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African Labor and Western Expansion
This paper analyzes the African contributions to the Western world, within the framework of Sheila Walker's thesis, "Are You Hip, or Are You Jive: Re (Writing)/Righting the Pan-American Discourse".
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages) | 3 sources | APA | 2008 United States


Paper Summary:

The paper looks at Sheila Walker's thesis that the modern Western world was built by African slave labor. The paper discusses how economic growth based on cotton or sugar cane was due to the slave labor and that led to the economic expansion of the western world. The paper highlights Walker's belief that this contribution should be acknowledged by Western society.

Outline:
Introduction
Sheila Walker's Thesis: A Critical Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Walker's thesis is based on the fact that, through the contributions of Africans who had a significant presence due to slavery, the Western world was built by African slave labor. Hence there should be mention of this 'contribution', with specific reference to the fact that the Western World was built by the Africans presence in the region. Economic growth based on cotton, or sugar cane, was due to the slave labor; that led to the economic expansion of the western world, hence Africans are at the crux of Western development and civilization."

Sample of Sources Used:

  • Bargblor, E. (2002). Africa's Contribution To Contemporarily Western Civilization. The Perspective, February 19, 2003. Retrieved on March 17, 2007 from http://www.theperspective.org/africacontribution.html
  • Walker, S. (n.d.). "Are You Hip, or Are You Jive: Re (Writing)/Righting the Pan-American Discourse". Retrieved on March 17, 2007 from http://chapters.rowmanlittlefield.com/07/425/0742501655ch1.html
  • ben-Jochannan, Y. (1986). The African Contribution to Technology and Science. Minority Ethnic Unit of the Greater London Retrieved on March 17, 2007 from http://www.nbufront.org/html/MastersMuseums/DocBen/ScienceTechnology.html

Cite this paper

APA Citation:

African Labor and Western Expansion (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-African-Labor-and-Western-Expansion/102431

MLA Citation:

"African Labor and Western Expansion" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-African-Labor-and-Western-Expansion/102431>




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