Undercurrents Of Power: Aquatic Culture In The African Diaspora (The Early Modern Americas) - 9780812249897

Kevin Dawson considers how enslaved Africans carried aquatic skillsùswimming, diving, boat making, even surfingùto the Americas. Undercurrents of Power not only chronicles the experiences of enslaved maritime workers, but also traverses the waters of the Atlantic repeatedly to trace and untangle cultural and social traditions.

• | Author: Kevin Dawson
• | Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 360 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 0812249895
• | ISBN-13: 9780812249897