Flight to freedom African runaways and maroons in the Americas / Alvin O. Thompson.

Author/creator Thompson, Alvin O.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoKingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press,
Descriptionxi, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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Variant title African runaways and maroons in the Americas
Contents Pt. 1. Ideological bases of marronage -- ch. 1. Totalitarianism and slavery -- ch. 2. Forms of marronage -- Pt. 2. Origins and development of marronage -- ch. 3. The imperative of freedom -- ch. 4. Establishment of Maroon communities -- ch. 5. Military expeditions and judicial terror -- Pt. 3. Maroon organization -- ch. 6. Physical organization of Maroon communities -- ch. 7. Maroon government -- ch. 8. Maroon economy -- Pt. 4. Accommodation or revolution? -- ch. 9. Negotiations and treaties -- ch. 10. Maroons and revolutionary struggle.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-370) and index.
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LCCN 2010385373
ISBN9789766401801 (pbk.)
ISBN9766401802 (pbk.)

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