African Diasporas: A Global Perspective Contributor(s): Alpers, Edward A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 041526815X ISBN-13: 9780415268158 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 1, 2026 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | World - General |
Dewey: 909.049 |
Series: Global Diasporas |
Physical Information: 296 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The African diaspora is widely recognized as one of the world's major diasporas. Most of the existing studies of it have focused almost exclusively on the Atlantic world, ignoring the other key dimensions of this huge phenomenon. Here, Edward Alpers presents a truly global treatment of this subject where the Atlantic diaspora, including the US and UK, continues to be central, but in which serious attention is also paid to its Mediterranean and Indian Ocean implications. In this book Alpers explores:
Beginning with a general history of the African diaspora before, during and after the slave trade, this enlightening book, ideal for students of African studies, race and ethnicity studies and history, looks at the lives of diasporic communities from slavery to emancipation and in the colonial and postcolonial worlds. |