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This volume traces the African ramifications of Europe's southern
border. While the Mediterranean Sea has become the main stage for
the current play and tragedy between European borders and African
migrants, Europe's southern border has also been "offshored" to
Africa, mainly through cooperation agreements with countries of
transit and origin. By bringing into conversation case studies from
different countries and disciplines, this volume seeks to open a
window on the backstage of this externalization of borders. It
casts light on the sites - from consulates to open seas and deserts
- in which Europe's southern border is made and unmade as an
African reality, yielding what the editors call "EurAfrican
borders." It further describes the multiple actors - state agents,
migrants, smugglers, activists, etc. - that variously imagine,
construct, cross or contest these borders, and situates their
encounters within the history of uneven exchanges between Africa
and Europe.
This volume traces the African ramifications of Europe's southern
border. While the Mediterranean Sea has become the main stage for
the current play and tragedy between European borders and African
migrants, Europe's southern border has also been "offshored" to
Africa, mainly through cooperation agreements with countries of
transit and origin. By bringing into conversation case studies from
different countries and disciplines, this volume seeks to open a
window on the backstage of this externalization of borders. It
casts light on the sites - from consulates to open seas and deserts
- in which Europe's southern border is made and unmade as an
African reality, yielding what the editors call "EurAfrican
borders." It further describes the multiple actors - state agents,
migrants, smugglers, activists, etc. - that variously imagine,
construct, cross or contest these borders, and situates their
encounters within the history of uneven exchanges between Africa
and Europe.
This collection of essays explores the ways that memories of
African slavery and the slave trade persist into the present, as
well as the effect those memories have in shaping political,
social, economic, and religious behaviour today. The articles take
a range of approaches: several examine the stigma that slave
origins engender; one pairs lamentations about slave raiders with
songs that celebrate a community's victory over a major predator;
another looks at the impact of slavery through the lens of tales
told by children. One author examines the techniques used by
descendants of slave traders and slave owners to overcome their
guilt, such as worshiping the spirits of those enslaved by their
ancestors, while another shows how democratic politics has made it
possible for descendants of slaves to liberate themselves from
their inferior social status. The authors use a variety of
sources-interviews, proverbs, songs, religious art, newspaper
articles, and children's stories-to illuminate not only how people
remember the past but also how they struggle to liberate themselves
from it.
Though the history of slavery is a central topic for African,
Atlantic world and world history, most of the sources presenting
research in this area are European in origin. To cast light on
African perspectives, and on the point of view of enslaved men and
women, this group of top Africanist scholars has examined both
conventional historical sources (such as European travel accounts,
colonial documents, court cases, and missionary records) and
less-explored sources of information (such as folklore, oral
traditions, songs and proverbs, life histories collected by
missionaries and colonial officials, correspondence in Arabic, and
consular and admiralty interviews with runaway slaves). Each source
has a short introduction highlighting its significance and
orienting the reader. This first of two volumes provides students
and scholars with a trove of African sources for studying African
slavery and the slave trade.
This collection of essays explores the ways that memories of
African slavery and the slave trade persist into the present, as
well as the effect those memories have in shaping political,
social, economic, and religious behavior today. The articles take a
range of approaches: several examine the stigma that slave origins
engender; one pairs lamentations about slave raiders with songs
that celebrate a community's victory over a major predator; another
looks at the impact of slavery through the lens of tales told by
children. One author examines the techniques used by descendants of
slave traders and slave owners to overcome their guilt, such as
worshiping the spirits of those enslaved by their ancestors, while
another shows how democratic politics has made it possible for
descendants of slaves to liberate themselves from their inferior
social status. The authors use a variety of sources -- interviews,
proverbs, songs, religious art, newspaper articles, and children's
stories -- to illuminate not only how people remember the past but
also how they struggle to liberate themselves from it.
What were the experiences of those in Africa who suffered from the
practice of slavery, those who found themselves captured and sold
from person to person, those who died on the trails, those who were
forced to live in fear? And what of those Africans who profited
from the slave trade and slavery? What were their perspectives? How
do we access any of these experiences and views? This volume
explores diverse sources such as oral testimonies, possession
rituals, Arabic language sources, European missionary,
administrative and court records and African intellectual writings
to discover what they can tell us about slavery and the slave trade
in Africa. Also discussed are the methodologies that can be used to
uncover the often hidden experiences of Africans embedded in these
sources. This book will be invaluable for students and researchers
interested in the history of slavery, the slave trade and
post-slavery in Africa.
Though the history of slavery is a central topic for African,
Atlantic world and world history, most of the sources presenting
research in this area are European in origin. To cast light on
African perspectives, and on the point of view of enslaved men and
women, this group of top Africanist scholars has examined both
conventional historical sources (such as European travel accounts,
colonial documents, court cases, and missionary records) and
less-explored sources of information (such as folklore, oral
traditions, songs and proverbs, life histories collected by
missionaries and colonial officials, correspondence in Arabic, and
consular and admiralty interviews with runaway slaves). Each source
has a short introduction highlighting its significance and
orienting the reader. This first of two volumes provides students
and scholars with a trove of African sources for studying African
slavery and the slave trade.
What were the experiences of those in Africa who suffered from the
practice of slavery, those who found themselves captured and sold
from person to person, those who died on the trails, those who were
forced to live in fear? And what of those Africans who profited
from the slave trade and slavery? What were their perspectives? How
do we access any of these experiences and views? This volume
explores diverse sources such as oral testimonies, possession
rituals, Arabic language sources, European missionary,
administrative and court records and African intellectual writings
to discover what they can tell us about slavery and the slave trade
in Africa. Also discussed are the methodologies that can be used to
uncover the often hidden experiences of Africans embedded in these
sources. This book will be invaluable for students and researchers
interested in the history of slavery, the slave trade and
post-slavery in Africa.
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