The Indian Ocean remains the least studied of the world's geographic regions. Yet there have been major cultural exchanges across its waters and around its shores from the third millennium B.C.E. to the present day. Historian Edward A. Alpers explores the complex issues involved in cultural exchange[...]
The African diaspora is widely recognized as one of the world's major diasporas. This book explores topics such as: where and how Africans came to find themselves scattered across very different world regions, and the extent to which, and means whereby, they have retained their Africanicity.[...]