Brazilian-African diaspora in Ghana

the Tabom, slavery, dissonance of memory, identity and locating home

Brazilian-African diaspora in Ghana
Kwame Essien, Kwame Essien
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Brazilian-African diaspora in Ghana

the Tabom, slavery, dissonance of memory, identity and locating home

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Brazilian-African diaspora in Ghana: the Tabom, slavery, dissonance of memory, identity and locating home
2016, Michigan State University Press
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Table of Contents

Reverse diaspora: dissonance of memory, voyages of hope and degrees of return --
Historicizing the returnee presence in Gã Mã --
The social history of Gã Mã (Accra), colonialism, and their impact on the Brazilian-African diaspora --
The evolution of land in Gã Mã and Brazilian-African diaspora: paradox of freedom and the birth of conflicts --
Escaping slavery into colonialism and squabbles: how colonial projects and internal disputes threatened Brazilian land/diaspora --
Brazilians together, Brazilians apart: the "family trees" and the process of becoming Gã --
(Re) creating Brazilian slavery in an enabling environment --
Contributions by the Brazilian-Africans and the Tabom --
"Fading" diaspora and memory: how the Brazilian government and the Tabom are preserving Brazil House and crisscrossing the Atlantic in full circle --
Epilogue: telescoping Lula's unfulfilled promise and implications for the Tabom's visit to Brazil.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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East Lansing
Series
Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series, Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
966.700496081
Library of Congress
DT511 .E87 2016, DT511, DT511.E87 2016

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Pagination
pages cm

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Open Library
OL30401467M
ISBN 13
9781611862195, 9781609175047, 9781628952773, 9781628962772
LCCN
2015041934
OCLC/WorldCat
927141334

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