Reed, Ann, 1972-

Pilgrimage tourism of diaspora Africans to Ghana / by Ann Reed. - xiv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies on African and Black diaspora ; 6 . - Routledge studies on African and Black diaspora ; 6. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.

Slavery heritage and the call to home : diasporan travel to Ghana -- The development of Ghana's heritage tourism -- Culture brokers at the front lines : tour guides at Cape Coast and Elmina castles interpret the slave story -- Visitors' perspectives at Cape Coast castle and Elmina castle: slave trade memoryscapes and ideoscapes -- The performance of public discourse : slavery heritage and One Africa ideoscapes produced by locals -- Foreigner or family? Ghanaian interpretations of the One Africa ideoscape -- Slavery heritage tourism, the African family, and the politics of memory.

9780415885027 9781315771304 (ebk.)

2013051162


Heritage tourism--Ghana.
African Americans--Travel--Ghana.
Slave trade--History.--Ghana
African diaspora.
Historic buildings--Ghana.


Ghana--Description and travel.

G155.G4 / R44 2015

338.4/791667