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Kevin Dawson
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction. Waterscapes of the African Diaspora 1
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Part I. Swimming Culture
- Chapter 1. Atlantic African Aquatic Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Comparison 11
- Chapter 2. Cultural Meanings of Recreational Swimming and Surfing 23
- Chapter 3. Aquatic Sports and Performance Rituals: Gender, Bravery, and Honor 41
- Chapter 4. History from Below: Enslaved Underwater Divers 57
- Chapter 5. Undercurrents of Power: Challenging Racial Hierarchies from Below 85
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Part II. Canoe Culture
- Chapter 6. African Canoe-Makers: Constructing Floating Cultures 99
- Chapter 7. Mountains Divide and Rivers Unite: Atlantic African Canoemen 119
- Chapter 8. Maritime Continuities: African Canoes on New World Waters 143
- Chapter 9. The Floating Economies of Slaves and Slaveholders 164
- Chapter 10. Sacred Vessels, Sacred Waters: The Cultural Meanings of Dugout Canoes 191
- Chapter 11. A World Afloat: Mobile Slave Communities 204
- Chapter 12. The Watermen’s Song: Canoemen’s Aural Waterscapes 222
- Conclusion. A Sea Change in Atlantic History 251
- Epilogue 254
- Notes 257
- Index 337
- Acknowledgements 349
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction. Waterscapes of the African Diaspora 1
-
Part I. Swimming Culture
- Chapter 1. Atlantic African Aquatic Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Comparison 11
- Chapter 2. Cultural Meanings of Recreational Swimming and Surfing 23
- Chapter 3. Aquatic Sports and Performance Rituals: Gender, Bravery, and Honor 41
- Chapter 4. History from Below: Enslaved Underwater Divers 57
- Chapter 5. Undercurrents of Power: Challenging Racial Hierarchies from Below 85
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Part II. Canoe Culture
- Chapter 6. African Canoe-Makers: Constructing Floating Cultures 99
- Chapter 7. Mountains Divide and Rivers Unite: Atlantic African Canoemen 119
- Chapter 8. Maritime Continuities: African Canoes on New World Waters 143
- Chapter 9. The Floating Economies of Slaves and Slaveholders 164
- Chapter 10. Sacred Vessels, Sacred Waters: The Cultural Meanings of Dugout Canoes 191
- Chapter 11. A World Afloat: Mobile Slave Communities 204
- Chapter 12. The Watermen’s Song: Canoemen’s Aural Waterscapes 222
- Conclusion. A Sea Change in Atlantic History 251
- Epilogue 254
- Notes 257
- Index 337
- Acknowledgements 349