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    1. Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African diaspora

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Ogundiran,Akinwumi (Editor)
    Format:
    Book, Edited
    Publication Date:
    2007
    Published:
    Bloomington: Indiana University Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    509 p., Presents a diverse, richly textured picture of Africans' experiences during the era of the Atlantic slave trade and offers the most comprehensive explanation of how African lives became entangled with the creation of the modern world. Includes Emmanuel Kofi Agorsah's "Scars of brutality : archaeology of the Maroons in the Caribbean."

    2. Beyond slavery: the multilayered legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Davis,Darien J. (Editor)
    Format:
    Book, Edited
    Publication Date:
    2007
    Published:
    Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    289 p, explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on areas traditionally associated with Afro-Latin American culture such as Brazil and the Caribbean basin, this innovative work also highlights places such as Rio de La Plata and Central America, where the African legacy has been important but little studied.

    3. Immigrant families in contemporary society

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Lansford,Jennifer (Editor), Deater-Deckard (Editor), and Kirby D. Bornstein, Marc H. (Editor)
    Format:
    Book, Edited
    Publication Date:
    2007
    Published:
    New York: Guilford Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    236 p, How do some families successfully negotiate the linguistic, cultural, and psychological challenges of immigration, while others struggle to acculturate? This timely volume explores the complexities of immigrant family life in North America and analyzes the individual and contextual factors that influence health and well-being. Synthesizing cutting-edge research from a range of disciplines, the book addresses such key topics as child development, school achievement, and the cultural and religious contexts of parenting. It examines the interface between families and broader systems, including schools, social services, and intervention programs, and discusses how practices and policies might be improved to produce optimal outcomes for this large and diverse population; Includes bibliographical references and index