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Autore |
Chopra Ruma |
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Titolo |
Almost home : maroons between slavery and freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone / / Ruma Chopra |
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New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Maroons - Jamaica - History |
Maroons - Nova Scotia - History |
Maroons - Sierra Leone - History |
Nova Scotia History |
Jamaica |
Nova Scotia |
Sierra Leone |
Jamaika |
Sierra leone |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2018. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Jamaica -- Nova Scotia -- Sierra Leone -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to maneuver and survive against all odds After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. In this gripping narrative, Ruma Chopra demonstrates how the unlikely survival of this community of escaped slaves reveals the contradictions of slavery and the complexities of the British antislavery era. While some Europeans sought to enlist the Maroons' help in securing the institution of slavery and others viewed them as junior partners in the global fight to abolish it, the Maroons deftly |
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negotiated their position to avoid subjugation and take advantage of their limited opportunities. Drawing on a vast array of primary source material, Chopra traces their journey and eventual transformation into refugees, empire builders-and sometimes even slave catchers and slave owners. Chopra's compelling tale, encompassing three distinct regions of the British Atlantic, will be read by scholars across a range of fields. |
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