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Africana World in Perspective: An Introduction to Africa and the African Diaspora

Africana World in Perspective: An Introduction to Africa and the African Diaspora

Author(s): MICHAEL KITHINJI

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2021

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This volume offers an expansive and interdisciplinary exploration of Africana Studies, charting the historical, cultural, political, and intellectual evolution of African and African diasporic peoples. Divided into six thematic parts, the book provides students and scholars with a rich, multifaceted understanding of the Black experience across continents and centuries.

Part I traces the foundations of Africana Studies and the complexities of precolonial African civilizations.
Part II examines the impact of slavery, trade, and colonial subjugation, focusing on both the Indian Ocean and Trans-Atlantic slave trades.
Part III explores the struggles for liberation, the rise of civil rights movements, and the enduring influence of Pan-Africanism and post-colonial challenges.
Part IV focuses on education and community development, emphasizing historical and contemporary experiences in both Africa and the diaspora.
Part V highlights the richness of Africana literature, art, and cultural expression, with particular attention to the voices of women and the role of resistance through creative works.
Part VI addresses religion, gender, and social institutions, shedding light on the roles of women, religion, and feminism in shaping Africana societies.

Together, the chapters form a dynamic, inclusive introduction to Africana Studies that challenges dominant narratives and celebrates the resilience and contributions of Africana peoples worldwide.

Preface

Part I: Historical Background to Africana Studies
Chapter 1. Development of the Field of Africana Studies
by Sekhmet Ra Em Kht Maat
Chapter 2. The Rise and Fall of States and Empires in Precolonial Africa
by Lady Jane Acquah

Part II: Between the East and the West: Trade, Exploitation, and Subjugation
Chapter 3. The Slave Trade and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean: The Case of East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Subcontinent Slavery  by Azaria Mbughuni
Chapter 4. Africa, Africans, and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade by Paul Chiudza Banda
Chapter 5. Slavery in North America by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 6. European Expansion and the Scramble for Africa by Michael Kasongo

Part III: From the Struggle for Liberation to Post-colonialism
Chapter 7. From Civil War to Civil Rights by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 8. Social Movements: Civil Rights and Black Power by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 9. Pan-Africanism: Global Origins, Major Developments and Its Impact on Africana People by Paul Chiudza Banda
Chapter 10. Apartheid in South Africa by Michael Mwenda Kithinji
Chapter 11. Globalization and Customary Law Adoptions in Sub-Saharan Africa by John Taden

Part IV: Education and Black Societies and Communities
Chapter 12. Education and the Black Experience by Angela Webster
Chapter 13. Education and the Experience of Kenyan Students in the Cold War World by Timothy Nicholson
Chapter 14. Reimagining the Diaspora: Literature of the Harlem Renaissance by Patricia Brown & Gabrielle Lawrence

Part V: Africana Arts, Literature, and Culture
Chapter 15. Oral and Written Literatures of Africa by Salome C. Nnoromele
Chapter 16. Tropes of Struggle, Survival, and Empowerment in the Writings of Africana Women Nobel Laureates: Toni Morrison, Wangari Maathai, and Leymah Gbowee by Fatoumata Keita

Chapter 17. Shattering the Colonial Mirror in Caribbean Literature: A Decolonial Challenge to the Western Conceptual Worldview by Stacy J. Lettman
Chapter 18. Artistic Expressions, Literary Works, and Entertainment by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 19. The Echoes of Négritude: Diasporic Visual and Audio Cartography of Resilience through the Arts by Alix Pierre

Part VI: Religion, Women and Social Institutions
Chapter 20. Culture and Religion by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 21. Islam and Islamic Revivalism in Africa by Ogechi E. Anyanwu
Chapter 22. Identifying the Woman: Gender as a Cultural Game in African Literature by Chinasa Blessing Abonyi
Chapter 23. Nigerian Women’s Struggles for Political Relevance: Rethinking the Igbo Experience since Aba Riot of 1929 by Ujubonu Juliet Okide
Chapter 24. “We are Stubborn Women”: Feminist Resistances among Dancehall Women in Nigeria by Mopelolade Oreoluwa
Chapter 25. Women in Africa by Aje-Ori Agbese

MICHAEL KITHINJI

This volume offers an expansive and interdisciplinary exploration of Africana Studies, charting the historical, cultural, political, and intellectual evolution of African and African diasporic peoples. Divided into six thematic parts, the book provides students and scholars with a rich, multifaceted understanding of the Black experience across continents and centuries.

Part I traces the foundations of Africana Studies and the complexities of precolonial African civilizations.
Part II examines the impact of slavery, trade, and colonial subjugation, focusing on both the Indian Ocean and Trans-Atlantic slave trades.
Part III explores the struggles for liberation, the rise of civil rights movements, and the enduring influence of Pan-Africanism and post-colonial challenges.
Part IV focuses on education and community development, emphasizing historical and contemporary experiences in both Africa and the diaspora.
Part V highlights the richness of Africana literature, art, and cultural expression, with particular attention to the voices of women and the role of resistance through creative works.
Part VI addresses religion, gender, and social institutions, shedding light on the roles of women, religion, and feminism in shaping Africana societies.

Together, the chapters form a dynamic, inclusive introduction to Africana Studies that challenges dominant narratives and celebrates the resilience and contributions of Africana peoples worldwide.

Preface

Part I: Historical Background to Africana Studies
Chapter 1. Development of the Field of Africana Studies
by Sekhmet Ra Em Kht Maat
Chapter 2. The Rise and Fall of States and Empires in Precolonial Africa
by Lady Jane Acquah

Part II: Between the East and the West: Trade, Exploitation, and Subjugation
Chapter 3. The Slave Trade and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean: The Case of East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Subcontinent Slavery  by Azaria Mbughuni
Chapter 4. Africa, Africans, and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade by Paul Chiudza Banda
Chapter 5. Slavery in North America by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 6. European Expansion and the Scramble for Africa by Michael Kasongo

Part III: From the Struggle for Liberation to Post-colonialism
Chapter 7. From Civil War to Civil Rights by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 8. Social Movements: Civil Rights and Black Power by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 9. Pan-Africanism: Global Origins, Major Developments and Its Impact on Africana People by Paul Chiudza Banda
Chapter 10. Apartheid in South Africa by Michael Mwenda Kithinji
Chapter 11. Globalization and Customary Law Adoptions in Sub-Saharan Africa by John Taden

Part IV: Education and Black Societies and Communities
Chapter 12. Education and the Black Experience by Angela Webster
Chapter 13. Education and the Experience of Kenyan Students in the Cold War World by Timothy Nicholson
Chapter 14. Reimagining the Diaspora: Literature of the Harlem Renaissance by Patricia Brown & Gabrielle Lawrence

Part V: Africana Arts, Literature, and Culture
Chapter 15. Oral and Written Literatures of Africa by Salome C. Nnoromele
Chapter 16. Tropes of Struggle, Survival, and Empowerment in the Writings of Africana Women Nobel Laureates: Toni Morrison, Wangari Maathai, and Leymah Gbowee by Fatoumata Keita

Chapter 17. Shattering the Colonial Mirror in Caribbean Literature: A Decolonial Challenge to the Western Conceptual Worldview by Stacy J. Lettman
Chapter 18. Artistic Expressions, Literary Works, and Entertainment by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 19. The Echoes of Négritude: Diasporic Visual and Audio Cartography of Resilience through the Arts by Alix Pierre

Part VI: Religion, Women and Social Institutions
Chapter 20. Culture and Religion by Phyllis Gray
Chapter 21. Islam and Islamic Revivalism in Africa by Ogechi E. Anyanwu
Chapter 22. Identifying the Woman: Gender as a Cultural Game in African Literature by Chinasa Blessing Abonyi
Chapter 23. Nigerian Women’s Struggles for Political Relevance: Rethinking the Igbo Experience since Aba Riot of 1929 by Ujubonu Juliet Okide
Chapter 24. “We are Stubborn Women”: Feminist Resistances among Dancehall Women in Nigeria by Mopelolade Oreoluwa
Chapter 25. Women in Africa by Aje-Ori Agbese

MICHAEL KITHINJI
MICHAEL KITHINJI