Like snapshots of everyday life in the past; the compelling biographies in this book document the making of the Black Atlantic world since the sixteenth century from the point of view of those who were part of it. Centering on the diaspora caused by the forced migration of Africans to Europe and across the Atlantic to the Americas; the chapters explore the slave trade; enslavement; resistance; adaptation; cultural transformations; and the quest for citizenship rights. The variety of experiences; constraints and choices depicted in the book and their changes across time and space defy the idea of a unified "black experience." At the same time; it is clear that in the twentieth century; "black" identity unified people of African descent who; along with other "minority" groups; struggled against colonialism and racism and presented alternatives to a version of modernity that excluded and alienated them. Drawing on a rich array of little-known documents; the contributors reconstruct the lives and times of some well-known characters along with ordinary people who rarely left written records and would otherwise have remained anonymous and unknown.Contributions by: Aaron P. Althouse; Alan Bloom; Marcus J. M. de Carvalho; Aisnara Perera DÃaz; MarÃa de los Ãngeles Meriño Fuentes; Flávio dos Santos Gomes; Hilary Jones; Beatriz G. Mamigonian; Charles Beatty Medina; Richard Price; Sally Price; Cassandra Pybus; Karen Racine; Ty M. Reese; João José Reis; Lorna Biddle Rinear; Meredith L. Roman; Maya Talmon-Chvaicer; and Jerome Teelucksingh.
#1625503 in Books Rowman Littlefield Publishers 2009-10-16 2009-10-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.16 x .37 x 6.06l; .66 #File Name: 0742550966180 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. starting to become a history buff....By Amiee GibsonI bought this book for my son's history class and it looks so interesting that I cannot wait to read it!
