THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN ASIAN TRADE ROUTES AND CULTURAL MEMORIES
Author: | Jayasuriya, Shihan de Silva |
Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 224 |
ISBN: | 0-7734-3651-0 978-0-7734-3651-0 |
Price: | $179.95 |
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This book contributes to the building of a more comprehensive narrative of global African migration. This book contains four black and white photographs.
Reviews
“There is no other book that takes such a comprehensive look at Africans who lived or live in various parts of Asia.” – Prof. Richard Pankhurst, Addis Ababa University
Table of Contents
Foreword by Professor Richard Pankhurst, OBE
1. Movements of Africans in the Indian Ocean World
2. Africans in Japan and China
3. A Slave Route to Southeast Asia
4. Emancipation of the East India Company Slaves in Sumatra
5. Africans in Sri Lanka
6. Africans as People-In-Between
7. Cultural Memories
8. Crossing Borders
Bibliography
Index