Beschreibung:
This Element defines the African Diaspora and how the concepts behind the term came to be socially and historically engineered. The diverse histories of Africa's ancient-ongoing diasporas and their present circumstances are analyzed, bringing into conversation a progressively global and connected world.
1. Introduction; 2. What is the history of the African diaspora?; 3. Interrogating the conception and construction of African diaspora history; 4. African dispersals and the concept of overlapping diaspora; 5. Rethinking the African diaspora; 6. The emergence of a new global African diaspora; 7. Conclusion; Further reading.