Maroon Societies
Rebel Slave Communities in the America
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Military
| Author: | Richard Price | ISBN: | 9780307820471 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | October 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Doubleday | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Price |
| ISBN: | 9780307820471 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | October 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Doubleday |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
