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Maroon Nation

Author : Johnhenry Gonzalez
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300230087
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Maroon Nation written by Johnhenry Gonzalez and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of post-Revolutionary Haiti, and the society that emerged in the aftermath of the world's most successful slave revolution Haiti is widely recognized as the only state born out of a successful slave revolt, but the country's early history remains scarcely understood. In this deeply researched and original volume, Johnhenry Gonzalez weaves a history of early independent Haiti focused on crop production, land reform, and the unauthorized rural settlements devised by former slaves of the colonial plantation system. Analyzing the country's turbulent transition from the most profitable and exploitative slave colony of the eighteenth century to a relatively free society of small farmers, Gonzalez narrates the origins of institutions such as informal open-air marketplaces and rural agrarian compounds known as lakou. Drawing on seldom studied primary sources to contribute to a growing body of early Haitian scholarship, he argues that Haiti's legacy of runaway communities and land conflict was as formative as the Haitian Revolution in developing the country's characteristic agrarian, mercantile, and religious institutions.

Maroon Nation

Author : Johnhenry Gonzalez
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300245556
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Maroon Nation written by Johnhenry Gonzalez and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of post†‘Revolutionary Haiti, and the society that emerged in the aftermath of the world’s most successful slave revolution Haiti is widely recognized as the only state born out of a successful slave revolt, but the country’s early history remains scarcely understood. In this deeply researched and original volume, Johnhenry Gonzalez weaves a history of early independent Haiti focused on crop production, land reform, and the unauthorized rural settlements devised by former slaves of the colonial plantation system. Analyzing the country’s turbulent transition from the most profitable and exploitative slave colony of the eighteenth century to a relatively free society of small farmers, Gonzalez narrates the origins of institutions such as informal open-air marketplaces and rural agrarian compounds known as lakou. Drawing on seldom studied primary sources to contribute to a growing body of early Haitian scholarship, he argues that Haiti’s legacy of runaway communities and land conflict was as formative as the Haitian Revolution in developing the country’s characteristic agrarian, mercantile, and religious institutions.

Negotiating Freedom in the Circum-Caribbean

Author : Helen M. McKee
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429656238
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Freedom in the Circum-Caribbean written by Helen M. McKee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together Jamaican Maroons and indigenous communities into one framework – for the first time – McKee compares and contrasts how these non-white, semi-autonomous communities were ultimately reduced by Anglophone colonists. In particular, questions are asked about Maroon and Creek interaction with Anglophone communities, slave-catching, slave ownership, land conflict and dispute resolution to conclude that, while important divergences occurred, commonalities can be drawn between Maroon history and Native American history and that, therefore, we should do more to draw Maroon communities into debates of indigenous issues.

Viral Nation

Author : Shaunta Grimes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101609958
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Viral Nation written by Shaunta Grimes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a virus claimed nearly the entire global population, the world changed. The United States splintered into fifty walled cities where the surviving citizens clustered to start over. The Company, which ended the plague by bringing a life-saving vaccine back from the future, controls everything. They ration the scant food and supplies through a lottery system, mandate daily doses of virus suppressant, and even monitor future timelines to stop crimes before they can be committed. Brilliant but autistic, sixteen-year-old Clover Donovan has always dreamed of studying at the Waverly-Stead Academy. Her brother and caretaker, West, has done everything in his power to make her dream a reality. But Clover’s refusal to part with her beloved service dog denies her entry into the school. Instead, she is drafted into the Time Mariners, a team of Company operatives who travel through time to gather news about the future. When one of Clover’s missions reveals that West’s life is in danger, the Donovans are shattered. To change West’s fate, they’ll have to take on the mysterious Company. But as its secrets are revealed, they realize that the Company’s rule may not be as benevolent as it seems. In saving her brother, Clover will face a more powerful force than she ever imagined… and will team up with a band of fellow misfits and outsiders to incite a revolution that will change their destinies forever.

When Brer Rabbit Meets Coyote

Author : Jonathan Brennan
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252028199
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book When Brer Rabbit Meets Coyote written by Jonathan Brennan and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the literature, history, and culture of people of mixed African American and Native American descent, When Brer Rabbit Meets Coyote is the first book to theorize an African-Native American literary tradition. In examining this overlooked tradition, the book prompts a reconsideration of interracial relations in American history and literature. Jonathan Brennan, in a sweeping historical and analytical introduction to this collection of essays, surveys several centuries of literature in the context of the historical and cultural exchange and development of distinct African-Native American traditions. Positing a new African-Native American literary theory, he illuminates the roles subjectivity, situational identities, and strategic discourse play in defining African-Native American literatures. Brennan provides a thorough background to the literary tradition and a valuable overview to topics discussed in the essays. He examines African-Native American political and historical texts, travel narratives, and the Mardi Gras Indian tradition, suggesting that this evolving oral tradition parallels the development of numerous Black Indian literary traditions in the United States and Latin America.

Maroon & Gold Forever

Author : Ross Bernstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978780951
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Maroon & Gold Forever written by Ross Bernstein and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Minnesota√≠s football history comes to life. Along with hundreds of photos, this book is full of timeless stories, historical facts and personable biographies, many from the stars themselves. This is a must-have for Gopher fans!

The Cambridge History of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions: Volume 2, France, Europe, and Haiti

Author : Wim Klooster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108692982
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions: Volume 2, France, Europe, and Haiti written by Wim Klooster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II covers the revolutions of France, Europe, and Haiti, with particular focus on the French and Haitian Revolutions and the changes they wrought. An important reference text for historians of the Atlantic World with a keen interest in Europe.

Black Crown

Author : Paul Clammer
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1787389979
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Black Crown written by Paul Clammer and published by Hurst Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-19 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a man born enslaved on a plantation triumph over Napoleon’s invading troops and become king of the first free black nation in the Americas? This is the forgotten, remarkable story of Henry Christophe. Christophe fought as a child soldier in the American War of Independence, before serving in the Haitian Revolution as one of Toussaint Louverture’s top generals. Following Haitian independence, Christophe crowned himself King Henry I. His attempts to build a modern black state won the support of leading British abolitionists—but his ambition helped to plunge his country into civil war. Christophe saw himself as an Enlightenment ruler, and his kingdom produced great literary works, epic fortresses and opulent palaces. He was a proud anti-imperialist and fought off French plots against him. Yet the Haitian people chafed under his authoritarian rule. Today, all that remains is Christophe’s mountaintop Citadelle, Haiti’s sole World Heritage site—a monument to a revolutionary black monarchy, in a world of empire and slavery.

African American Folklore

Author : Anand Prahlad
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610699300
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book African American Folklore written by Anand Prahlad and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American folklore dates back 240 years and has had a significant impact on American culture from the slavery period to the modern day. This encyclopedia provides accessible entries on key elements of this long history, including folklore originally derived from African cultures that have survived here and those that originated in the United States. Inspired by the author's passion for African American culture and vernacular traditions, African American Folklore: An Encyclopedia for Students thoroughly addresses key elements and motifs in black American folklore-especially those that have influenced American culture. With its alphabetically organized entries that cover a wide range of subjects from the word "conjure" to the dance style of "twerking," this book provides readers with a deeper comprehension of American culture through a greater understanding of the contributions of African American culture and black folk traditions. This book will be useful to general readers as well as students or researchers whose interests include African American culture and folklore or American culture. It offers insight into the histories of African American folklore motifs, their importance within African American groups, and their relevance to the evolution of American culture. The work also provides original materials, such as excepts from folktales and folksongs, and a comprehensive compilation of sources for further research that includes bibliographical citations as well as lists of websites and cultural centers.

Slavery's Exiles

Author : Sylviane A. Diouf
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814760287
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Slavery's Exiles written by Sylviane A. Diouf and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forgotten stories of America maroons—wilderness settlers evading discovery after escaping slavery Over more than two centuries men, women, and children escaped from slavery to make the Southern wilderness their home. They hid in the mountains of Virginia and the low swamps of South Carolina; they stayed in the neighborhood or paddled their way to secluded places; they buried themselves underground or built comfortable settlements. Known as maroons, they lived on their own or set up communities in swamps or other areas where they were not likely to be discovered. Although well-known, feared, celebrated or demonized at the time, the maroons whose stories are the subject of this book have been forgotten, overlooked by academic research that has focused on the Caribbean and Latin America. Who the American maroons were, what led them to choose this way of life over alternatives, what forms of marronage they created, what their individual and collective lives were like, how they organized themselves to survive, and how their particular story fits into the larger narrative of slave resistance are questions that this book seeks to answer. To survive, the American maroons reinvented themselves, defied slave society, enforced their own definition of freedom and dared create their own alternative to what the country had delineated as being black men and women’s proper place. Audacious, self-confident, autonomous, sometimes self-sufficient, always self-governing; their very existence was a repudiation of the basic tenets of slavery.

Maroon Societies

Author : Richard Price
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maroon Societies written by Richard Price and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Price breaks new ground in the study of slave resistance in his 'hemispheric' view of Maroon societies." -- Journal of Ethnic Studies

African American Lives

Author : Henry Louis Gates
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 019516024X
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book African American Lives written by Henry Louis Gates and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the long-awaited successor to the "Dictionary of American Negro Biography," the authors illuminate history through the immediacy of individual experience, with authoritative biographies of some 600 noteworthy African Americans.

Africana

Author : Anthony Appiah
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195170555
Total Pages : 3951 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Africana written by Anthony Appiah and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 3951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this newly expanded edition, more than 4,000 articles cover prominent African and African American individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, businesses, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, countries, and more.

Falling in Love with Hominids

Author : Nalo Hopkinson
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
ISBN 13 : 1616961996
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Falling in Love with Hominids written by Nalo Hopkinson and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alluring new collection from the author of the New York Times Notable Book, Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads, Sister Mine) is an internationally-beloved storyteller. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having "an imagination that most of us would kill for," her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian, and American influences shine in truly unique stories that are filled with striking imagery, unlikely beauty, and delightful strangeness. In this long-awaited collection, Hopkinson continues to expand the boundaries of culture and imagination. Whether she is retelling The Tempest as a new Caribbean myth, filling a shopping mall with unfulfilled ghosts, or herding chickens that occasionally breathe fire, Hopkinson continues to create bold fiction that transcends boundaries and borders.

Maroon Comix

Author : Russell Shoats
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781629635712
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Maroon Comix written by Russell Shoats and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping slavery in the Americas, maroons made miracles in the mountains, summoned new societies in the swamps, and forged new freedoms in the forests. Maroon Comix is a fire on the mountain where maroon words and images meet to tell stories together. Stories of escape and homecoming, exile and belonging. Stories that converge on the summits of the human spirit, where the most dreadful degradation is overcome by the most daring dignity. Stories of the damned who consecrate their own salvation.

Music of Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : Mark Brill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135168230X
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Music of Latin America and the Caribbean written by Mark Brill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, Second Edition is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate students, which covers all major facets of Latin American music, finding a balance between important themes and illustrative examples. This book is about enjoying the music itself and provides a lively, challenging discussion complemented by stimulating musical examples couched in an appropriate cultural and historical context—the music is a specific response to the era from which it emerges, evolving from common roots to a wide variety of musical traditions. Music of Latin America and the Caribbean aims to develop an understanding of Latin American civilization and its relation to other cultures. NEW to this edition A new chapter overviewing all seven Central American countries An expansion of the chapter on the English- and French-speaking Caribbean An added chapter on transnational genres An end-of-book glossary featuring bolded terms within the text A companion website with over 50 streamed or linked audio tracks keyed to Listening Examples found in the text, in addition to other student and instructors’ resources Bibliographic suggestions at the end of each chapter, highlighting resources for further reading, listening, and viewing Organized along thematic, historical, and geographical lines, Music of Latin America and the Caribbean implores students to appreciate the unique and varied contributions of other cultures while realizing the ways non-Western cultures have influenced Western musical heritage. With focused discussions on genres and styles, musical instruments, important rituals, and the composers and performers responsible for its evolution, the author employs a broad view of Latin American music: every country in Latin America and the Caribbean shares a common history, and thus, a similar musical tradition.

Black Ghost of Empire

Author : Kris Manjapra
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982123478
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Black Ghost of Empire written by Kris Manjapra and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1619 Project illuminated the ways in which every aspect of life in the United States was and is shaped by the existence of slavery. Black Ghost of Empire focuses on emancipation and how this opportunity to make right further codified the racial caste system--instead of obliterating it. To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of "emancipation" as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation--explaining them in chronological order--along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic. Beginning in 1770s and concluding in 1880s, different kinds of emancipation processes took place across the Atlantic world. These included the Gradual Emancipations of North America, the Revolutionary Emancipation of Haiti, the Compensated Emancipations of European overseas empires, the War Emancipation of the American South, and the Conquest Emancipations that swept across Sub-Saharan Africa. Tragically, despite a century of abolitions and emancipations, systems of social bondage persisted and reconfigured. We still live with these unfinished endings today. In practice, all the slavery emancipations that have ever taken place reenacted racial violence against Black communities, and reaffirmed commitment to white supremacy. The devil lurked in the details of the five emancipation processes, none of which required atonement for wrongs committed, or restorative justice for the people harmed. Manjapra shows how, amidst this unfinished history, grassroots Black organizers and activists have become custodians of collective recovery and remedy; not only for our present, but also for our relationship with the past. Timely, lucid, and crucial to our understanding of the ongoing "anti-mattering" of Black people, Black Ghost of Empire shines a light into the deep gap between the idea of slavery's end and its actual perpetuation in various forms--exposing the shadows that linger to this day.