The Walter Prescott Webb memorial lectures

As Africans and descendants of slaves have sought to expand an understanding of their history, focus on the African diaspora - the global dispersal of a people and their culture - has increased. African studies have assumed a prominent place in historical scholarship, and a growing number of non-African scholars has helped revise a discipline established over several decades. The six contributions in this volume were compiled as a result of the thirtieth Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures held at the University of Texas at Arlington. The contributors, nationally recognized in the field, represent a collaborative analysis of the African diaspora from African and non-African perspectives.

"The transatlantic world has had immense influence on the direction of world history. The six studies in Transatlantic History address cultural exchanges and intercontinental developments that contribute to our modern understanding of global communities." "Transatlantic History encompasses a variety of scholarly problems and approaches from multiple disciplines, and volume editors Steven G. Reinhardt and Dennis Reinhartz have assembled a collection of essays that reflect the diversity within the field." "Readers interested in world history, communication, and cultural studies will find Transatlantic History provocative and challenging. It argues for the importance of this new field."--Jacket.