The African Diaspora: A History Through Culture

by Patrick Manning

Book Overview

Patrick Manning refuses to divide the African diaspora into the experiences of separate regions and nations. Instead, he follows the multiple routes that brought Africans and people of African descent into contact with one another and with Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In weaving these stories together, Manning shows how the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean fueled dynamic interactions among black communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231144717
• ISBN13: 9780231144711
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"