03192nam 22006495 450 991081081070332120220330194323.00-300-23522-410.12987/9780300235227(CKB)4100000004839088(StDuBDS)EDZ0001921657(MiAaPQ)EBC5387922(DE-B1597)536137(OCoLC)1035556250(DE-B1597)9780300235227(EXLCZ)99410000000483908820191022d2018 fg engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierAlmost home maroons between slavery and freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone /Ruma ChopraFirst edition.New Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource illustrations (black and white)Previously issued in print: 2018.0-300-22046-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Introduction --Jamaica --Nova Scotia --Sierra Leone --Epilogue --Abbreviations --Notes --Bibliography --Acknowledgments --IndexThe 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 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.MaroonsJamaicaHistoryMaroonsNova ScotiaHistoryMaroonsSierra LeoneHistoryNova ScotiaHistoryJamaicafastNova ScotiafastSierra LeonefastJamaikagndNova ScotiagndSierra LeonegndNova ScotiagttSierra leonegttJamaicagttMaroonsHistory.MaroonsHistory.MaroonsHistory.323.1196/0729Chopra Ruma1668700DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910810810703321Almost home4029452UNINA