Patrick Manning charts a history of African migration that refuses to divide the diaspora into the experiences of separate regions and nations. Taking the African continent as a whole, Manning follows the multiple routes that brought Africans and people of African descent into contact with one anoth[...]

This fascinating study traces the connections among regions brought about by the movement of people, diseases, crops, technology and ideas. Drawing on examples from a wide range of geographical regions and thematic areas, Manning covers: * earliest human migrations, including the earliest hominids, [...]