Central Africans and Cultural Transformations in the American Diaspora

by Linda M. Heywood

Book Overview

This book, first published in 2001, sets out a paradigm that increases our understanding of African culture and the forces that led to its transformation during the period of the Atlantic slave trade and beyond, putting long over-due emphasis on the importance of Central African culture to the cultures of the United States, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Focusing on the Kongo/Angola culture zone, the book illustrates how African peoples re-shaped their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521002788
• ISBN13: 9780521002783
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"