ROCHESTER STUDIES IN AFRICAN HISTORY AND THE DIASPORA
 

The University of Rochester Press publishes the ROCHESTER STUDIES IN AFRICAN HISTORY AND THE DIASPORA series (ISSN 1092-5228). Volumes in print include: A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984 by Mac Dixon-Fyle (DePauw University); Namibia's Post-Apartheid Regional Institutions: The Founding Year  by Joshua Bernard Forrest (University of Vermont); Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius by William Kelleher Storey (Harvard University); Dilemmas of Democracy in Nigeria, edited by Paul Beckett and Crawford Young (University of Wisconsin); and Power Relations in Nigeria: Ilorin Slaves and Their Successors by Ann O'Hear (formerly of Niagara University).

The editorial board of this series, consisting of distinguished scholars from leading universities in the United States and the United Kingdom, is devoted to seeking out manuscripts that deal with aspects of African history in a variety of challenging ways, whether new or traditional. The editors seek a mix of titles and formats, ranging from studies by a single author to symposia treating a given theoretical or empirical focus of history from differing points of view.

Topics may lie in any area of Africa's history, broadly defined to include economic, political, or social history, and other specialties. The editors are particularly interested in projects that bear upon the following: economic activities of peoples or regions during the colonial period; effects of political turmoil upon the social and economic diaspora of the post-colonial period; economic development modeling for Africa; and historiographical examinations of particular regions. This list, we stress, is meant only to encourage certain kinds of submissions, not to exclude thoughtful and challenging work of other sorts.

Anyone interested in making a submission for consideration is requested to send a project proposal or prospectus. The project proposal should include: 1) a brief but detailed synopsis of the work, outlining its intended contribution to the existing literature; 2) an abstract of 300 words or less, summarizing the work's content; 3) a complete Table of Contents; 4) one sample chapter. All scholars with an interest in submitting their work for consideration should contact the Senior Editor.