Africa and the West: Intellectual Responses to European Culture

by Philip D. Curtin

“This book offers some exciting examples of the insights to be gained from studies of the intellectual responses of Africans to the West.  In six case studies, anthropologists, historians, and a literary critic study the impact of the West on African patterns of thought.”— Library Journal

259 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1972

About the author

Philip DeArmond Curtin, 22 May 1922 - 4 June 2009, was a wide-ranging and influential historian whose pioneering use of modern statistical methods to determine the extent of the Atlantic slave trade suggested that far fewer slaves were transported from Africa than had previously been thought.

Reviews

[Dick · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are countless sources on how Europeans reacted to the introduction to African culture but you never hear about how Africans reacted to European culture. I found this book to be interesting in how it detailed the similarities and differences between the two cultures and how fundamental aspects of each differed in major ways which impacted how the different societies and cultures evolved.