Africana studies; a survey of Africa and the African diaspora, 3d ed.089089485X Africana studies; a survey of Africa and the African diaspora The African diaspora is the diaspora created by the movements and cultures of Africans and their descendants throughout the world, to places such as the Americas, (including the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America) Europe and Asia. , 3d ed. Ed. by Mario Azevedo Mario Joaquim Azevedo is a Mozambican novelist, historian, professor, and epidemiologist.[1] A refugee, Azevevedo, esteemed as one of the most remarkable Mozambican voices during the years of the War of Independence from Portugal,[2] . Carolina Academic Press 2005 582 pages $48.00 Paperback DT16 Previously referred to as Black Studies, the discipline described in this textbook edited by Azevedo (Afro-American and African Studies, U. of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. at Charlotte), incorporates the study of African, African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. , Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin-American people. Key to editor Azevedo's approach is including multiple scholars in order to give as broad a picture as possible. Twenty-seven chapters by scholars from US universities are arranged in five sections covering the methodology for studying this area, African people and their history, the African diaspora today and tomorrow, artistic and other contributions, and various aspects of society. Specific subjects within sections detail slavery, the Civil War, colonialism, the Caribbean, African independence, emigration emigration: see immigration; migration. , music, art, literature, sports, the family, religion, and health. Also of note are three separate chapters on women in Africa, the Caribbean, and America. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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