Black rebels : African-Caribbean freedom fighters in Jamaica /
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Author / Creator: | Zips, Werner, 1958- |
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Uniform title: | Schwarze Rebellen. English |
Imprint: | Princeton [N.J.] : Markus Wiener ; [Kingston] Jamaica : Ian Randle, 1999. |
Description: | xii, 292 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4091074 |
Summary: | This book chronicles the struggles of African-Americans who escaped from slavery and developed autonomous, "maroon" societies beyond the fringes of the colonial system, demonstrating the vulnerability of colonial rule and the vitality of black resistance in the Caribbean. |
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Physical Description: | xii, 292 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-290). |
ISBN: | 1558762132 1558762124 9768123664 |