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Routledge African Homecoming: Pan-African Ideology - Routledge Books

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Explore the complex relationship between the African diaspora and the continent in African Homecoming: Pan-African Ideology and Contested Heritage. Published by Routledge as part of the UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series, this book examines the growing trend of African Americans and members of the diaspora returning to Africa to visit ancestral sites. Katharina Schramm provides a nuanced analysis of how the concept of a shared Pan-African family is built through rhetoric between African hosts and returnees. The text investigates how these connections are often challenged in practice. By looking at specific locations like slave forts in Ghana, the book examines how people interpret and use significant historical sites, events like Emancipation Day, and discourses regarding repatriation. This scholarly work is an essential resource for those studying the social and cultural dynamics of the African diaspora. It offers a deep look into how heritage is understood, claimed, and contested in a modern context, making it a valuable addition to any collection focused on anthropology, sociology, or cultural heritage studies.

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Analyzes the growing movement of African Americans and diaspora members returning to ancestral sites in Africa.

Examines the production of Pan-African family rhetoric between African hosts and visiting returnees.

Investigates how shared identity is contested in practice through various social dynamics.

Provides specific case studies of significant sites such as slave forts in Ghana.

Explores the impact of historical events like Emancipation Day on modern cultural understanding.

Studies the complex discourses surrounding repatriation and heritage in a contemporary setting.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1598745131
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 September 2010
Listed Since: 20 November 2009

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