The African Diaspora: Slavery, Modernity, and Globalization

by Toyin Falola

Book Overview

In this definitive study of the African diaspora in North America, Toyin Falola offers a causal history of the western dispersion of Africans and its effects on the modern world.

The African diaspora is arguably the most important event in modern African history. From the fifteenth century to the present, millions of Africans have been dispersed -- many of them forcibly, others driven by economic need or political persecution -- to other continents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158046453X
• ISBN13: 9781580464536
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"