House of Slaves and "door of No Return"

House of Slaves and
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Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
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ISBN-10 : 1592218261
ISBN-13 : 9781592218264
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Book Synopsis House of Slaves and "door of No Return" by : Edmund Kobina Abaka

Download or read book House of Slaves and "door of No Return" written by Edmund Kobina Abaka and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grim and foreboding, they dominate the skyline, personifying the slave trade in all its ramifications - brutality, estrangement, alienation and social death. The slave forts of Ghana constitute an integral part of the Atlantic slave trade, and yet they have received scant scholarly attention. House of Slaves & `Door of No Return' addresses this gap in scholarly history, focusing on the dark past of these forts as well as their modern significance.


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