Africana Studies A Survey of Africa and the African Diaspora

Name: Africana Studies A Survey of Africa and the African Diaspora
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ISBN: 9780890894859

ISBN-10: 089089485X

ISBN-13: 9780890894859

Edition: 3rd 2005

Authors: Mario Azevedo

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The third edition of Africana Studies: A Survey of Africa and the African Diaspora is an update of the second edition (1998) and incorporates new chapters that include expanded coverage of issues on women, health, terrorism, the African Union, and many others, as well as the most recent theories and methods in Africana studies. To date, Africana Studies remains the most comprehensive and most suitable text for both teachers and students interested in Africa and the Diaspora in the US, the Caribbean, Afro-Latin-America, and elsewhere. The book is divided into five parts: the state of the art of Africana studies; the evolution of the history of black people; analysis of the contributions of…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Publication date: 8/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



Introduction


African studies and the state of the art


African American studies and the state of the art


Africa and the genesis of humankind


Legitimate trade, diplomacy, and the slave trade


Diaspora Africans and slavery


European exploration and conquest of Africa


Civil War to civil rights : the quest for freedom and equality


The Caribbean : from emancipation to independence


Africa's road to independence (1945-1960)


The pan-African movement


The contemporary African world


Contemporary diaspora and the future


Continental Africans and Africans in America : the progression of a relationship


Music in Africa and the Caribbean


African American music


The art of Africa and the Diaspora


Literature in Africa and the Caribbean


African American literature : a survey


Contributions in science, business, film, and sports


The African family


The African American family


Religion in Africa


Religion in the diaspora


African women


Women of the Caribbean


Lifting as we rise : black women in America


The health of Africa and its diaspora : confronting crisis and charting new directions


Landmarks in the history of peoples of African descent


Selected periodicals and references in Africana studies available in the United States