Flight to freedom African runaways and maroons in the Americas / Alvin O. Thompson.
| Author/creator | Thompson, Alvin O. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, |
| Description | xi, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-370) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010385373 |
| ISBN | 9789766401801 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9766401802 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |