Another dimension to the Black diaspora
Kenneth F. Kiple • 1981 • Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Kenneth F. Kiple
- First published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Genres
- History
- ISBN
- 9780521236645
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Published by Cambridge University Press in 1981, 'Another Dimension to the Black Diaspora' was authored by Kenneth F. Kiple as a significant contribution to the study of nutritional history. The work emerged from a period of growing academic interest in interdisciplinary approaches to Atlantic history, specifically examining how dietary shifts and diseases like scurvy and pellagra shaped the lives of enslaved populations in the Americas. Kiple sought to move beyond purely sociological or political analyses by grounding the historical experience of the diaspora in biological and environmental factors.
The book is a piece of scholarly rigorous research that utilized medical and historical data to analyze the mortality and health outcomes of Black populations. Kiple, a historian specializing in the history of medicine, designed the text to challenge existing historiography regarding the 'seasoning' process and the physiological impacts of forced migration. Upon its release, the book was noted for its methodical use of medical records and its attempt to synthesize clinical history with the broader narrative of the Middle Passage and plantation life, becoming a staple reference in academic circles studying the African diaspora.
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