Four overarching themes underscore the essays in this book. These are the creation of African diaspora community and institutional structures; the structured an

Spurred by major changes in the world economy and in local ecology, the contemporary migration of Africans, both within the continent and to various destination

Migration from and within Africa, just like migration elsewhere in the world, often generates anti-immigrant sentiment and ignites heated public debate about th

Discusses the European enslavement of Africans, including their capture, branding, conditions on slave ships, shipboard mutinies, and arrival in the Americas.

African Diaspora Identities provides insights into the complex transnational processes involved in shaping the migratory identities of African immigrants. It se