Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas, 15th Anniversary Edition [ebook ed.] 1479830518, 9781479830510

Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas 9781479844470

Illuminates how African Muslims drew on Islam while enslaved, and how their faith ultimately played a role in the Africa

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Permanent Pilgrims: The Role of Pilgrimage in the Lives of West African Muslims in Sudan 9781474473699

West African pilgrims in Sudan believe that walking across the savannas and desert is the only proper way of performing

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African Ethnobotany in the Americas 9781461408352, 9781461408369, 2012944256, 1461408350

This text provides an examination of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African diaspora in the Americas. Lea

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Wayward Servants: The Two Worlds of the African Pygmies 0837179270, 9780837179278

Anthropologist Colin Turnbull's description of field work conducted in 1957--58 among the Mbuti people of the Ituri

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The rise of African slavery in the Americas 9780511086281, 9780521655484, 9780521652315

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Black rice: the African origins of rice cultivation in the Americas 9780674004528, 9780674008342, 9780674029217

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Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas 9780674262539

Rice was a major plantation crop during the first 300 years of settlement in the Americas. It accompanied slaves across

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Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes 9781487543846

This biographical dictionary recovers the stories and illuminates the lives of enslaved Black people in the Maritimes.

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The Vertical Mosaic: An Analysis of Social Class and Power in Canada, 50th Anniversary Edition [50th Anniversary Edition] 9781442624290

Fifty years later, the book retains vast significance both for its powerful critique of social exclusivity in a country

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The Making of the Movie Jaws (45th Anniversary Edition) 9781393387169

The behind-the-scenes story of the film that continues to make generations of beach-goers think twice before they go swi

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