This rich collection of biographies of African men and women adds a crucial human dimension to our understanding of African history since 1800. The last two cen

This rich collection of biographies of African men and women adds a crucial human dimension to our understanding of African history since 1800. The last two cen

Like snapshots of everyday life in the past, the compelling biographies in this book document the making of the Black Atlantic world since the sixteenth century

This collection of compact biographies puts a human face on the sweeping historical processes that shaped contemporary societies throughout the Atlantic world.

The Human Tradition in Modern Brazil makes the last two centuries of Brazilian history come alive through the stories of mostly non-elite individuals. The piece