An analysis of the role of the study of the African Diaspora within the field of Atlantic history

Author:

Millett, Nathaniel

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis Group

Date published:

2012

Record type:

Journal article

Region:

Africa

Journal Title:

African and Black Diaspora: an international journal

Source:

African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, Volume 5, Number 1, January 2012, PP.21-33

Subject:

ATLANTIC STUDIES

AFRICAN DIASPORA

COMPARATIVE HISTORY

ISSN:

1752-8631

Abstract:

This article is a quantitative study of the percentage of recent Atlantic World scholarship that focuses on the African Diaspora. This is accomplished by analyzing monograph, article, and PhD dissertation production in the fields of Atlantic and African Diaspora history. The article begins with an overview of the origins of Atlantic History and African Diaspora History and concludes with some thoughts on what the data reveal for both fields.

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://www.tandfonline.com

CITATION: Millett, Nathaniel. An analysis of the role of the study of the African Diaspora within the field of Atlantic history . : Taylor & Francis Group , 2012. African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, Volume 5, Number 1, January 2012, PP.21-33 - Available at: https://library.au.int/analysis-role-study-african-diaspora-within-field-atlantic-history-3