The Yoruba Diaspora in the Atlantic World - 9780253217165

The Yoruba Diaspora in the Atlantic WorldAuthor(s): Toyin Falola, Matt D. Childs\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253217165, 978-0253217165\nSynopsis\nThis innovative anthology focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology will allow students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. The 19 essays, employing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, provide a detailed study of how the Yoruba were integrated into the Atlantic world through the slave trade and slavery, the transformations of Yoruba identities and culture, and the strategies for resistance employed by the Yoruba in the New World.\n The contributors are Augustine H. Agwuele, Christine Ayorinde, Matt D. Childs, Gibril R. s