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Languages : en
Pages : 812
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The Monthly Christian Spectator. 1851-1859
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Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Pages : 812
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The Monthly Christian Spectator. 1851-1859
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Pages : 808
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The Monthly Christian Spectator. 1851-1859
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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Pages : 784
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Gold Coast Diasporas
Author: Walter C. Rucker
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253017017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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“Provocative and well written . . . a must-read for any scholar interested in African identity, the transatlantic slave trade, and resistance.” —American Historical Review Although they came from distinct polities and peoples who spoke different languages, slaves from the African Gold Coast were collectively identified by Europeans as “Coromantee” or “Mina.” Why these ethnic labels were embraced and how they were utilized by enslaved Africans to develop new group identities is the subject of Walter C. Rucker’s absorbing study. Rucker examines the social and political factors that contributed to the creation of New World ethnic identities and assesses the ways displaced Gold Coast Africans used familiar ideas about power as a means of understanding, defining, and resisting oppression. He explains how performing Coromantee and Mina identity involved a common set of concerns and the creation of the ideological weapons necessary to resist the slavocracy. These weapons included obeah powders, charms, and potions; the evolution of “peasant” consciousness and the ennoblement of common people; increasingly aggressive displays of masculinity; and the empowerment of women as leaders, spiritualists, and warriors, all of which marked sharp breaks or reformulations of patterns in their Gold Coast past. “One of the book’s greatest strengths is the ways in which Rucker painstakingly traces how ethnic labels were appropriated, recast, and ultimately employed as a means to establish community bonds and resist oppression . . . Chapters that focus on the creation of the Gold Coast diaspora, religion, and women make for a captivating text that will be of interest to graduate students and specialist readers. Recommended.” —Choice
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253017017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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“Provocative and well written . . . a must-read for any scholar interested in African identity, the transatlantic slave trade, and resistance.” —American Historical Review Although they came from distinct polities and peoples who spoke different languages, slaves from the African Gold Coast were collectively identified by Europeans as “Coromantee” or “Mina.” Why these ethnic labels were embraced and how they were utilized by enslaved Africans to develop new group identities is the subject of Walter C. Rucker’s absorbing study. Rucker examines the social and political factors that contributed to the creation of New World ethnic identities and assesses the ways displaced Gold Coast Africans used familiar ideas about power as a means of understanding, defining, and resisting oppression. He explains how performing Coromantee and Mina identity involved a common set of concerns and the creation of the ideological weapons necessary to resist the slavocracy. These weapons included obeah powders, charms, and potions; the evolution of “peasant” consciousness and the ennoblement of common people; increasingly aggressive displays of masculinity; and the empowerment of women as leaders, spiritualists, and warriors, all of which marked sharp breaks or reformulations of patterns in their Gold Coast past. “One of the book’s greatest strengths is the ways in which Rucker painstakingly traces how ethnic labels were appropriated, recast, and ultimately employed as a means to establish community bonds and resist oppression . . . Chapters that focus on the creation of the Gold Coast diaspora, religion, and women make for a captivating text that will be of interest to graduate students and specialist readers. Recommended.” —Choice
The Monthly Christian spectator
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Pages : 748
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Pages : 748
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The Literary World
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Languages : en
Pages : 530
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Pages : 530
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The Encyclopædia Britannica
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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The Encyclopædia Britannica: Payn-Polka
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Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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Catalogue of the New York State Library, 1872
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382193337
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382193337
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.