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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790200903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

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

Africa Civilization

Africa History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Correct series no. from publisher's Web site.

First published 2006 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

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