By providing insights from different disciplines, a new book uncovers new themes in the history of Yoruba people of West Africa
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Chancellor’s Professor, and Professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology & History, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Professor of political science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Director of Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Associate Professor of Global Studies, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
