Price, Richard
Maroon Societies
- ISBN 13:
- 9780801854965
- author:
- Price, Richard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1996
- Pages:
- 480
- Genre:
- History / Latin America / General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Maroon Societies: A Systematic Study of Communities Formed by Escaped Slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States
This comprehensive volume explores the experiences of communities formed by escaped slaves in the Americas, from small bands that survived for less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members. The book draws on eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies.
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