The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective

Abstract

Th e objective of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is to advance anthropological fi eldwork and enhance theory building. 'Integration' and 'confl ict', the central themes of this series, are major concerns of the contemporary social sciences and of signifi cant interest to the general public. Th ey have also been among the main research areas of the institute since its foundation. Bringing together international experts, Integration and Confl ict Studies includes both monographs and edited volumes, and off ers a forum for studies that contribute to a better understanding of processes of identifi cation and inter-group relations. All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission of the publisher. Volume 1 How Enemies are Made: Towards a Th eory of Ethnic and Religious Confl icts Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Knörr, Jacqueline, 1960-editor. | Kohl, Christoph, editor. In MemoriamTh is book is dedicated to the memory of Christian Kordt Højbjerg (1961Højbjerg ( -2014.Christian was an associate professor at the University of Aarhus (Denmark) and a long-time member of the research group 'Integration and Confl ict along the Upper Guinea Coast' at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale), Germany.After studying at the University of Aarhus, Christian did graduate work at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales before obtaining his Ph.D. and his Habilitation in anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. His areas of specialization included Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritius. He published extensively on a range of subjects, including historical memory, ritual and social organization, confl ict and emergent political orders, identity and diff erence, and the role of refl exivity in shaping both social change and theoretical change.Th roughout his work, Christian demonstrated mastery of many skills: he was a dedicated ethnographer, a critical and in-depth analyst, an inspirational teacher, a compassionate man and a fi ne scholar with an open and active mind. As a member of our research group, Christian made a great and valuable contribution to our work. We have lost a wonderful friend and colleague whom we will miss and keep in our hearts and minds as an inspiration for our lives and research.On behalf of all contributors to this book and the members, associates and friends of the Research Group 'Integration and Confl ict along the Upper Guinea Coast' at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, List of Maps and Figures Maps Rio Pongo 23 Border of Liberia and Guinea 260Figures 6.1 (1) Internal migration routes and internal migration incentives; (2) irregular migration ship/zodiac routes from West Africa. 122 6.2Tentative inclusion...

Genetic landscape of Gullah African Americans

“…The Limba (8%) are native to the savannah‐woodland region in northern Sierra Leone, with many having moved to Freetown to escape capture by slave traders and transportation to North America (Alie, 1990 ; Finnegan, 1965 ). By contrast, the Fula (7%) are descendants of Fulani migrant from Guinea who settled in Sierra Leone during the 17th and 18th centuries (Fyfe, 1979 ; Knörr & Kohl, 2016 ). Likewise, the Kono (5%) and the Mandingo (2%) are descendants of Guinea migrants (Knörr & Kohl, 2016 ) (Figure S2 ).…”

“…By contrast, the Fula (7%) are descendants of Fulani migrant from Guinea who settled in Sierra Leone during the 17th and 18th centuries (Fyfe, 1979 ; Knörr & Kohl, 2016 ). Likewise, the Kono (5%) and the Mandingo (2%) are descendants of Guinea migrants (Knörr & Kohl, 2016 ) (Figure S2 ).…”

Introduction: (re)thinking migration memories and diasporic practices from the perspective of the African continent

“…Where the diasporic approach is used in studies of migration within the African continent, it is still mostly applied to the history of slavery and related forced migration, especially from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa, 2 but also across the Indian Ocean 3 . Yet, as stressed by Knörr and Kohl (2016), ‘diasporic entanglements’ on the continent are extremely diverse and multifaceted.…”