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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461709103321

Titolo

African re-genesis [[electronic resource] ] : confronting social issues in the diaspora / / edited by Jay B. Haviser and Kevin C. MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2006

ISBN

1-315-43536-5

1-315-43537-3

1-59874-780-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

One World Archaeology

Altri autori (Persone)

HaviserJay B

MacDonaldKevin C

Disciplina

305.896

Soggetti

African diaspora

Slavery - Africa

Electronic books.

Africa Civilization

Africa History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Heritage and contemporary identities -- pt. 2. Historical and anthropological perspectives -- pt. 3. Archaeology and living communities -- pt. 4. Slavery in Africa : other diasporas.

Sommario/riassunto

Ripped from motherland and family, ethnically mixed to quell the potential of uprisings, and brutalized by regimes of hard labor, the heart - the spirit - of Africa did not stop beating in the New World. Rather, it survived and has re-emerged; changed by contacts with new cultures and environments, but still part of the continuum of African tradition: an African Re-Genesis. This is the first volume in its field to emphasize the interdisciplinary temporal and geographic comparative research of Archaeology, Anthropology, History and Linguistics to allow us to form unique perspectives on bro