Brazilian-African Diaspora in Ghana

The Tabom, Slavery, Dissonance of Memory, Identity, and Locating Home

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Brazilian-African Diaspora in Ghana is a fresh approach, challenging both pre-existing and established notions of the African Diaspora by engaging new regions, conceptualizations, and articulations that move the field forward. This book examines the untold story of freed slaves from Brazil who thrived socially, culturally, and economically despite the challenges they encountered after they settled in Ghana. Kwame Essien goes beyond the one-dimensional approach that only focuses on British abolitionists’ funding of freed slaves’ resettlements in Africa. The new interpretation of reverse migrations examines the paradox of freedom in discussing how emancipated Brazilian-Africans came under threat from British colonial officials who introduced stringent land ordinances that deprived the freed Brazilian- Africans from owning land, particularly “Brazilian land.” Essien considers anew contention between the returnees and other entities that were simultaneously vying for control over social, political, commercial, and religious spaces in Accra and tackles the fluidity of memory and how it continues to shape Ghana’s history. The ongoing search for lost connections with the support of the Brazilian government—inspiring multiple generations of Tabom (offspring of the returnees) to travel across the Atlantic and back, especially in the last decade—illustrates the unending nature of the transatlantic diaspora journey and its impacts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-10-01
Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt657 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRuth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora
Antal sidor402
FörlagMichigan State University Press
ISBN9781611862195

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Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. From Brazil to Ghana: Unmatched Fortitude and Locating Home Chapter 1. Reverse Diaspora: Dissonance of Memory, Voyages of Hope, and Degrees of Return Chapter 2. Historicizing the Returnee Presence in Gã Mãŋ: Challenges and Silences Chapter 3. The Social History of Gã Mãŋ: Colonialism and Their Impact on the Brazilian-African Diaspora Chapter 4. The Evolution of Land in Gã Mãŋ and Brazilian-African Diaspora: Paradox of Freedom and the Birth of Conflicts Chapter 5. Escaping Slavery into Colonialism and Squabbles: How Colonial Projects and Internal Disputes Threatened Brazilian Land and Freedom Part 2. Contradictions of Return: Transporting Atlantic Traditions, Skills, and Cultures and Refashioning Identity Chapter 6. (Re-)Creating Brazilian Slavery in an Enabling Environment: The “Ghost” of Slavery Chapter 7. Contributions by the Brazilian-Africans and the Tabom: Impact on Ghana’s History Chapter 8. Brazilians Together, Brazilians Apart: The Family Trees and the Process of Becoming Gã Part 3. Diaspora in Full Circle: Home Is Ghana, Brazil Is Our Mother Country Chapter 9. Fading Diaspora and Receding Memory: How the Brazilian Government and the Tabom Are Preserving the Brazil House and Crisscrossing the Atlantic in Full Circle Chapter 10. Telescoping Lula’s Unfulfilled Promise and the Implications of the Tabom’s Visit to Brazil: A Hopeless Situation? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

“Kwame Essien has written a valuable contribution to the historiography of Brazilian returnees in Africa. While analyzing the place of Brazilian returnees against the backdrop of Ghanaian society and British colonialism, his book also sheds important light on identity formation and the Tabom community’s memory of the historical ties between Brazil and Ghana.”—Roquinaldo Ferreira, Vasco da Gama Associate Professor, Brown University"This is a truly remarkable book. Kwame Essien casts refreshing light on the long, complicated phenomenon of diaspora-homeland relations. Impeccably researched and engagingly written, his text examines an understudied dimension of present-day Ghanaian-Brazilian relations: African perspectives on historical ties with the diaspora, and their place and significance in the conception of nationality. This is a significant contribution to the literature of Africana studies."—Anani Dzidzienyo, Associate Professor, Africana Studies and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Brown University"Kwame Essien has written a valuable contribution to the historiography of Brazilian returnees in Africa. While analyzing the place of Brazilian returnees against the backdrop of Ghanaian society and British colonialism, his book also sheds important light on identity formation and the Tabom community’s memory of the historical ties between Brazil and Ghana."—Roquinaldo Ferreira, Vasco da Gama Associate Professor, Brown University