Brazilian-African Diaspora in Ghana: The Tabom, Slavery, Dissonance of Memory, Identity, and Locating Home

by Kwame Essien

Brazilian-African Diaspora in Ghana is a fresh approach, challenging both pre-existing and established notions of the African Diaspora by engaging new regions, conceptualizations, and articulations that move the field forward. This book examines the untold story of freed slaves from Brazil who thrived socially, culturally, and economically despite the challenges they encountered after they settled in Ghana. Kwame Essien goes beyond the one-dimensional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862191
• ISBN13: 9781611862195
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"