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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA substantial contribution... setting a useful benchmark for the relocation of Africa to the centre of global history. -- Stacey Hynd History This is a welcome addition to the field... Highly recommended. Choice Readers will be impressed by the book's breadth and the arresting parallels it draws between events and dynamics taking place thousands of miles apart. Foreign Affairs The work is impressive and valuable in its details and broad sweep of argument -- Micol Seigel American Historical Review Manning's study is a superb attempt to bridge the gap between our understanding of the forced deportation of Africans into slavery and the continuing emigration Journal of African History An immensely important addition to the literature. -- David E. Skinner Journal of Africa Manning is to be congratulated for yet another capacious, innovative contribution to our understanding of African and world history, as intricately embedded, each in the other, at every level. -- Joseph C. Miller New West Indian Guide
