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Encyclopedia of Diasporas by Melvin Ember (Editor); Carol R. Ember (Editor); Ian Skoggard (Editor)
ISBN: 9780387299044
Publication Date: 2007-01-25
Discusses the history behind the social, economic, and political reasons for leaving the original countries, and the cultures in the new places. This book discusses the impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures. It includes various portraits of specific diaspora communities.
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora [3 Volumes] by Carole Boyce Davies (Editor)
ISBN: 9781851097050
Publication Date: 2008-07-29
The authoritative source for information on the people, places, and events of the African Diaspora, spanning five continents and five centuries.The field of African Diaspora studies is rapidly growing. Until now there was no single, authoritative source for information on this broad, complex discipline. Drawing on the work of over 300 scholars, this encyclopedia fills that void.
Oxford Bibliographies - Music by Gustafson, Bruce (editor in chief)
ISBN: 9780199757824
Publication Date: 2011
Oxford Bibliographies provides faculty and students alike with a seamless pathway to the most accurate and reliable resources for a variety of academic topics. Written and reviewed by academic experts, every article in our database is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations.