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Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora

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Description for Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora Paperback. Dealing with the archaeology of African life on both sides of the Atlantic, this title highlights the importance of archaeology in completing the historical records of the Atlantic world's Africans. It presents a picture of Africans' experiences during the era of the Atlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Ogundiran, Akinwumi O.; Falola, Toyin. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 b&w illustrations 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 882.

This is the first book devoted to the archaeology of African life on both sides of the Atlantic; it highlights the importance of archaeology in completing the historical records of the Atlantic world's Africans. Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora presents a diverse, richly textured picture of Africans' experiences during the era of the Atlantic slave trade and offers the most comprehensive explanation of how African lives became entangled with the creation of the modern world. Through interdisciplinary approaches to material culture, the dynamics of a comparative transatlantic archaeology is developed.

Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Blacks in the Diaspora
Condition
New
Weight
813g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253221759
SKU
V9780253221759
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99-50

About Akinwumi Ogundiran
Akinwumi Ogundiran is Chair of the Africana Studies Department and Professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology and History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He is author of Archaeology and History in the Ilare District, 1200-1900. Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is editor (with Matt ... Read more

Reviews for Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora
Should be required reading for Africanist archaeologists and students of African American and diasporic archaeology. . . . Highly recommended.January 2009
Choice
. . . an excellent book . . . .This is an important and readable work that represents a milestone in a holistic approach to Africa and its Diasporas in the Atlantic world.July 28, 2009 (online) ... Read more

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