Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas
Richard Price
Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas
Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas
Richard Price
Descripción
Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies of the maroon experience.
Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members and surviving for generations and even centuries. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies of the maroon experience. From the recipient of the J. I. Staley Prize in Anthropology
Now in its third edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Carribean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members and surviving for generations and even centuries. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies of the maroon experience. For this edition, Richard Price has written a new preface reflecting recent changes in both maroon scholarship and in the lives of contemporary maroons throughout the Americas.Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 480 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Fecha de Publicación | 1996-09-12 |
| Dimensiones | 8.02" x 5.3" x 1.18" pulgadas |
| Número de Edición | 3 |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | Si |
| Temas | América Latina |
Acerca del Autor
Price, Richard
Richard Price is the author of twelve books, including an earlier work on the Saramaka people, the award-winning First Time: The Historical Vision of an Afro-American People. He is coeditor, with Sally Price, of John Gabriel Steadman's Narrative of a Five Year Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam. He has taught at Stanford, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Minnesota, and the University of Paris.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.499 kg |
| SKU: | 9780801854965 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 29/10/23 |
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