Global dimensions of the African diaspora
By: edited by Joseph E. Harris.
Contributors: Harris, Joseph E., 1929-; African Diaspora Studies Institute (1st : 1979 : Howard University); African Diaspora Studies Institute (2nd : 1982 : Nairobi, Kenya)
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Howard University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
Subjects: African diaspora -- Congresses; Slavery -- Africa -- History -- Congresses; Blacks -- Cultural assimilation -- Congresses; Blacks -- Race identity -- Congresses; African Americans -- Africa -- History -- Congresses; Africa -- Civilization -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Global Dimensions of the African Diaspora collects selected essays from the First and Second African Diaspora Institutes and other essays. This revised second edition, with broader geographical scope than the first edition, places greater emphasis on historical and sociopolitical analysis.

New essays that examine the African experience and slavery in the Mediterranean, the black experience in Brazil, African religious retentions in Latin American countries, and essays by women that focus on the experience and contributions of African women of the diaspora address significant areas omitted in the first volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 510-514) and index.
Includes papers from the First and Second African Diaspora Studies Institutes.