Uncovering the history of Africans in Asia / edited by Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya and Jean-Pierre Angenot.
The presence of Africans in Asia has been overshadowed by the tragedy of Atlantic slavery. Identifying Africans in Asia therefore challenges contemporary scholarship. Within this context, the processes of assimilation and marginalisation hinder identification of African migrants. This book demonstra...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill eBook titles 2008
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Identifying Africans in Asia : what's in a name? / Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya
- The Afro-Asian diaspora : myth or reality? / Gwyn Campbell
- The African slave trade to Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands / Robert O. Collins
- The Makran-Baluch-African network in Zanzibar and East-Africa during the XIX century / Beatrice Nicolini
- Somali migration to Yemen from the 19th to the 21st centuries / Leila Ingrams & Richard Panhurst
- Nineteenth century European references to the African diaspora in the Arabian peninsula / Clifford Pereira
- Migrant and the Maldives : African connections / Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya
- The African native in Indiaspora / Jeanette Pinto
- Migrants and mercenaries : Sri Lanka's hidden Africans / Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya.