The African diaspora
Subtitle: African origins and New World identities
By: edited by Isidore Okpewho, Carole Boyce Davies, Ali A. Mazrui.
Contributors: Okpewho, Isidore.; Davies, Carole Boyce.; Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
Subjects: Africans -- America -- History; Africans -- America -- Ethnic identity; Africans -- America -- Intellectual life; African diaspora; America -- Race relations; America -- Civilization -- African influences
Description: "This book examines the character of New World black cultures and their relationships with the plural societies within which they function. This volume seeks a balanced look at the fate of the African presence in Western society as well as insights into the sources of periodic conflict between blacks and others."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.