| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 185 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, |
| Series |
Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 |
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Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900.
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| Contents |
Marronage : an introduction -- The origins of maroons in Guyane -- Cultural similarities and differences -- The arrival of maroons in Guyane -- Maroons in Guyane : 1970 to the present -- Looking back, looking ahead -- Art gallery |
| Summary |
"For more than four centuries, the communities of maroons (men and women who escaped from slavery) dotted the fringes of plantation America, from Brazil through the Caribbean to the United States. Today their descendants still form semi-independent enclaves-in Jamaica, Brazil, Colombia, Belize, Suriname, Guyane, and elsewhere-remaining proud of their maroon origins and, in some cases, faithful to unique cultural traditions forged during the earliest days of Afro-American history. In 1986, expelled by the military regime of Suriname, the Prices turned to neighboring Guyane (French Guiana), where thousands of Maroons were taking refuge from the Suriname civil war. Over the next fifteen years, their conversations with local people convinced them of the need to replace the pervasive stereotypes about Maroons in Guyane with accurate information. In 2003, Les Marrons became a local best-seller. In 2020, after many further visits, the Prices wrote a new edition taking into account the many rapid changes. Maroons in Guyane reviews the history of the four Maroon peoples in Guyane, explains how these groups differ from one another, and analyzes their current situations in the bustling, multicultural world of this far-flung outpost of the French Republic. A gallery of the magnificent arts of the Maroons completes the volume"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central platform, viewed August 24, 2022) |
| Subject |
Maroons -- French Guiana -- History
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Maroons -- French Guiana -- Social conditions
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Maroons
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French Guiana
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Price, Sally, author.
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| ISBN |
9780820361567 |
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0820361569 |
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