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West African narratives of slavery : texts from late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ghana /
Slavery in Africa existed for hundreds of years before it was abolished in the late 19th century. Yet, we know little about how enslaved individuals, especially those who never left Africa, talked about their experiences. Collecting never before published or translated narratives of Africans from so...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Slavery in Africa existed for hundreds of years before it was abolished in the late 19th century. Yet, we know little about how enslaved individuals, especially those who never left Africa, talked about their experiences. Collecting never before published or translated narratives of Africans from southeastern Ghana, Sandra E. Greene explores how these writings reveal the thoughts, emotions, and memories of those who experienced slavery and the slave trade. Greene considers how local norms and the circumst. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253005052 0253005051 |