Gold Coast Diasporas: Identity, Culture, and Power
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Although they came from distinct polities and peoples who spoke different languages, slaves from the African Gold Coast were collectively identified by Europeans as "Coromantee" or "Mina." Why these ethnic labels were embraced and how they were utilized by enslaved Africans to develop new group identities is the subject of Walter C. Rucker's absorbing study. Rucker examines the social and political factors that contributed to the creation of New...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0253016940
ISBN13:9780253016942
Release Date:September 2015
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:326 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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