Neil Roberts
Freedom as Marronage
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226201047
- author:
- Neil Roberts
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 268
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Multicultural Studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Freedom as Marronage by Neil Roberts explores the concept of freedom and its opposite, slavery, to gain new insights into the human condition. The author examines the phenomenon of marronage, or slave escape, in order to develop a theory of freedom as a form of perpetual flight.
Roberts draws on a diverse range of writers, including Hannah Arendt, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Angela Davis, to shed light on the complexities of slavery, freedom, and politics. This interdisciplinary work challenges our understanding of freedom by highlighting its connection to the liminal space of slave escape.
The result is a sophisticated analysis that unsettles our assumptions about freedom and its relationship to its critical opposite. By exploring this overlooked aspect of Caribbean and Latin American slave systems, Roberts offers a compelling lens through which to interpret the ongoing struggles with slavery, freedom, and politics today.
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