Afro-Atlantic dialogues : anthropology in the diaspora / edited by Kevin A. Yelvington.
| Other author | Yelvington, Kevin A., 1960- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Santa Fe : School of American Research Press ; Oxford : James Currey, 2006. |
| Description | xii, 501 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Afro-Atlantic dialogs |
| Series | School of American Research advanced seminar series School of American Research advanced seminar series. ^A68013 |
| Contents | Introduction / Kevin A. Yelvington -- The invention of Africa in Latin America and the Caribbean : political discourse and anthropological praxis, 1920-1940 / Kevin A. Yelvington -- Seaming connections : artworlds of the African diaspora / Sally Price -- On the miracle of Creolization / Richard Price -- The "new world" surrounds an ocean : theorizing the live dialogue between African and African American cultures / J. Lorand Matory -- "Important truths" and "pernicious follies" : texts, covenants, and the Anabaptist church of Jamaica / John W. Pulis -- "My mother dem nyus to plan' reis" : reflections on Gullah/Geechee Creole communication, connections, and the construction of cultural identity / Joko Sengova -- African diaspora archaeology in dialogue / Theresa A. Singleton -- Manhattan Africans : contradiction, continuity, and authenticity in a colonial heritage / Sabiyha Robin Prince -- Collecting Puerto Ricans / Arlene Torres -- Understanding "Africa" and "blackness" in Colombia : music and the politics of culture / Peter Wade -- Commentary : building on a rehistoricized anthropology of the Afro-Atlantic / Faye V. Harrison. |
| Local note | Little-305131061039W |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-489) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005018107 |
| ISBN | 193061845X (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1930618468 (pa : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781930618459 |