Title The African diaspora in Asian trade routes and cultural memories / Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya ; with a foreword by Richard Pankhurst

Published Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 198 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, 1 map Contents THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN ASIAN TRADE ROUTES AND CULTURAL MEMORIES; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Movement of Africans in the Indian Ocean World; Chapter 2: Africans in Japan and China; Chapter 3: A Slave Route to Southeast Asia; Chapter 4: Emancipation of East India Company Slaves in Sumatra; Number of Slaves in Eighteenth and Nineteenth century Sumatra and Penang; Afro-Sri Lankans playing Manhas in Sirambiyadiya, Puttalama; Map of Sri Lanka; Egyptian Tanburah Player Chapter 5: Africans in Sri LankaChapter 6: Africans as People-in-Between; Chapter 7: Cultural Memories: Roots and Routes of Migration; Chapter 8: Crossing Borders: Old Issues, New Perspectives; Bibliography; Index Summary This book contributes to the building of a more comprehensive narrative of global African migration. This book contains four black and white photographs Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Africans -- Asia -- History African diaspora. Africans -- Migrations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. African diaspora Africans Africans -- Migrations Civilization -- African influences Afrikaner Migration Kultur SUBJECT Asia -- Civilization -- African influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008610 Subject Asia Asien Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773417144 0773417141

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