Almost home : maroons between slavery and freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone / Ruma Chopra.

By:

Chopra, Ruma [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300235227

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F1884 .A466 2018

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Summary: The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to manoeuvre 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 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.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; JAMAICA; 1 War; 2 Bloodhounds; 3 Deportation; NOVA SCOTIA; 4 Conversion; 5 Winter; 6 Resistance; SIERRA LEONE; 7 Crisis; 8 Accommodation; Epilogue; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to manoeuvre 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 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.

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