Edited by the late Hamilton (former director, African Diaspora Research Project, Michigan State U.), this is part one of a two part introductory volume from a series dedicated to presenting the work of the African Diaspora Research Project. As the introduction to the series, the texts are dedicated to coverage of the global approach and key issues guiding the research of the Project, as well as some more specific topics. Part One contains 20 papers discussing such topics as historicizing the African Diaspora, comparison of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-American studies, Africa Diaspora passages from the Middle East to East Asia, diaspora consciousness and World War I, resistance to colonialism in Africa after World War I, comparison of anti-black pogroms in Great Britain and the Americas in 1919, African Muslims in Yugoslavia, African cultural workers and communities in Russia, and African soldiers in interwar France. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)