Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE.

Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.

Allusions in Omeros: Notes and a Guide to Derek Walcott’s Masterpiece by Maria McGarrity (University Press of Florida)	Being Apart: Theoretical and Existential Resistance in Africana Literature by LaRose T. Parris (University of Virginia Press)	Exploring Issues of Diversity Within HBCUs edited by Ted N. Ingram et al. (Information Age Publishing)
Rebellion, Reconstruction, and Redemption, 1861-1893: The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Volume 2 by Stephen R. Wise and Lawrence S. Rowland (University of South Carolina Press)	Scotlandville: Images of America by Rachel L. Emanuel et al. (Arcadia Publishing)	Spoofing the Modern: Satire in the Harlem Renaissance by Darryl Dickson-Carr (University of South Carolina Press)
The Microfinance Mirage: The Politics of Poverty, Social Capital and Women’s Empowerment in Ethiopia by Esayas Bekele Geleta (Ashgate Publishing)	W. E. B. Du Bois: An American Intellectual and Activist by Shawn Leigh Alexander (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)	Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway? Community Politics and Grassroots Activism During the New Negro Era by Shannon King (New York University Press)