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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomez, Michael A., 1955- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies on the African diaspora

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African diaspora--History.

African diaspora.

Black people--History.

Black people.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 301 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Our current century is becoming increasingly characterized by persons of varying ethnic and racial and cultural backgrounds living together in societies all over the globe. The United Kingdom, France, and Germany, together with the United States and Brazil in the Americas, are only the better-known examples. How communities of common derivation maintain their sense of connectedness in lands of destination, while also forming ties with new groups and thus giving rise to novel social formations, is a primary facet of contemporary life. But such diversity is also a major challenge, often leading to tensions arising from ignorance and fear of the unknown. The formal inclusion of the histories and cultures of everyone in the society is therefore critical to resolving misunderstanding and conflict"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Antiquity

Africans and the Bible

Africans and the Islamic world

Transatlantic moment and the dawn of modernity

Enslavement

Asserting the right to be

Reconnecting

Movement people

Global Africa in the era of Mandela and Obama.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gomez, Michael A., 1955- Reversing sail.

ISBN:

9781108498715

110849871X

9781108712439

1108712436

OCLC:

1120079414