Ancient and Modern

Ancient and Modern: The African Experience offers students wide-ranging voices spanning generations of experts in Africa and the Diaspora. It is written in clear, accessible language by accomplished and emerging Africanists in diverse fields. The collection presents the dynamic cultural, economic, historical, human, physical, political, and social developments shaping the present and future of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora—a significant focus of the African Studies curriculum.

Edited by: Dr. Ogechi E. Anyanwu, Department of History, Eastern Kentucky University; Dr. Lisa Day, Department of English, Eastern Kentucky University; Daniel Joseph, Department of Anthropology, Sociology, & Social Work, Eastern Kentucky University; Dr. Iddah A. Otieno, African and African American Studies, Eastern Kentucky University; Dr. Joshua D. Farrington, Assistant Professor of History, Bluegrass Community and Technical College