Escaping slavery in a Caribbean plantation society : marronage in Barbados, 1650s-1830s
Disputes the idea that Barbados was too small for slaves to run away. Author describes how slaves in Barbados escaped the plantations despite the constraints of a relatively numerous white population, an organized militia, repressive laws, and deforestation. Concludes that slave flight was an enduri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
1997-07-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3524 |