On diaspora and the Akan in the Americas -- Quest for the river, creation of the path : Akan cultural development to the sixteenth century -- History and meaning in Akan societies, 1500-1800 -- "The most unruly" : the Akan in Danish and Dutch America -- The antelope (adowa) and the elephant (esono) : the Akan in the British Caribbean -- "All of the Coromantee country" : the Akan diaspora in North America -- Diaspora discourses : Akan spiritual praxis and the claims of cultural itendity
Summary
In his study of the Akan diaspora, Konadu demonstrates how this cultural group originating in Central West Africa both participated in and went beyond the familiar diasporic themes of maroonage, resistance, and freedom
