The African Diaspora

The African Diaspora - Paperback

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The African Diaspora - Paperback

The African Diaspora - Paperback

by Joseph E. Harris
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by Joseph E. Harris (Author), Alusine Jalloh (Editor), Stephen E. Maizlish (Editor)

As Africans and descendants of slaves have sought to expand an understanding of their history, focus on the African diaspora--the global dispersal of a people and their culture--has increased. African studies have assumed a prominent place in historical scholarship, and a growing number of non-African scholars has helped revise a discipline established over several decades.

The six contributions in this volume were compiled as a result of the thirtieth Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture held at the University of Texas at Arlington. The contributors, nationally recognized in the field, represent a collaborative analysis of the African diaspora from African and non-African perspectives.

Joseph E. Harris discusses how the African diaspora influences the economies, politics, and social dynamics of both the homeland and the host country. Alusine Jalloh reconstructs the mercantile activities of the Fula in colonial Sierra Leone.

Joseph E. Inikori argues that slavery and serfdom in medieval Europe provide greater insights into precolonial Africa than do standard New World comparisons. Colin A. Palmer examines the power relationships that undergirded American slavery in order to better understand the enslaved.

Douglas B. Chambers reveals the enduring influence of Africanisms in the historical development of Afro-Virginian slave culture. And Dale T. Graden looks at African slavery in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil between 1848 and 1856, focusing on the Bahian elite and their response to slave resistance.

Author Biography

Alusine Jalloh is an assistant professor of history and founding director of the Africa Program at the University of Texas at Arlington.Stephen E. Maizlish is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Number of Pages: 168
Dimensions: 0.43 x 9 x 6.14 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 19, 1996
ISBN9780890967317
Author Joseph E. Harris
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
GenreHistory and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 1996
LanguageENG- English
Pages168
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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