Africans in the Americas: A History the Black Diaspora - Hardcover

Conniff, Michael L.; Davis, Thomas J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312102755 ISBN 13: 9780312102753

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1994

Synopsis

Discusses Africa and the Americas, slavery, emancipation, and free African Americans in North and South America and the Caribbean

About this title

About the Author:

Michael L. Conniff teaches history at Auburn University, where he also directs the Institute for Latin American Studies.

From Library Journal:

Latin American historian Conniff ( Black Labor on a White Canal , LJ 7/85) and African American historian and LJ reviewer Davis ( Rumor of Revolt , LJ 6/15/85) endeavor to chronicle the divergent histories of African slaves and their descendants in the United States, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Spanish America. Today, the African diaspora is mired in poverty, wields little political power, and still reflects the impact of European cultural hegemony. This introductory historiography shows how the racism inherent in European colonialism created this situation. Overall, the text outlines the dominion of state and European society over the African populations, with several chapters centering on the histories of the internal communities of African descent in the Americas. The bibliographic essay is useful, but scholars would want references. Recommended for all relevant collections.
- Kathleen E. Bethel, Northwestern Univ. Lib., Evanston, Ill.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0312102755
• ISBN 13: 9780312102753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 356