Title Reversing sail : a history of the African diaspora / Michael A. Gomez

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005

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MELB	909.0496 Gom/Rsa		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Series New approaches to African history ; 3 New approaches to African history ; 3 Contents 1. Antiquity -- 2. Africans and the Bible -- 3. Africans and the Islamic world -- 4. Transatlantic moment -- 5. Enslavement -- 6. Asserting the right to be -- 7. Reconnecting -- 8. Movement people Summary "This book examines the global unfolding of the African Diaspora, the migrations and dispersals of people of Africa, from antiquity to the modern period. Their exploits, challenges, and struggles over a wide expanse of time are discussed in ways that link as well as differentiate past and present circumstances."--BOOK JACKET Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject African diaspora -- History. Blacks -- History. SUBJECT Africa http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001531 -- Emigration and immigration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005907 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 LC no. 2004051992 ISBN 0521806623 hardback 0521001358 paperback

Other Titles History of the African diaspora

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