Gendering the African Diaspora: Women, Culture, and Historical Change in the Caribbean and Nigerian Hinterland (Blacks in the Diaspora) - pocketboek

This volume builds on and extends current discussions of the constructionof gendered identities and the networks through which men and women engage diaspora.It considers the movement of people and ideas between the Caribbean and the Nigerianhinterland. The contributions examine Africa in the Caribbean imaginary, the way inwhich gender ideologies inform Caribbean men's and women's theoretical or real-lifeengagement with the continent, and the interactions and experiences of Caribbeantravelers in Africa and Europe. The contributions are linked as well through empire, discussing different parts of the British Empire and allowing for the comparativeexamination of colonial policies and practices.