Activating the past
Subtitle: history and memory in the black Atlantic world
By: edited by Andrew Apter and Lauren Derby
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
ISBN-13: 9781443816380
Subjects: Historiography; African diaspora; Slavery; Blacks; History
Description: "Activating the past explores critical historical events and transformations associated with embodied memories in the Black Atlantic world. The assembled case-studies disclose hidden historical references to local and regional encounters with Atlantic modernity, focusing on religious festivals that represent political and economic relationships in "fetishized" forms of power and value."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.