Your time is done now : slavery, resistance and defeat : the Maroon trials of Dominica (1813-1814) / compiled and edited by Polly Pattullo.
2015
KGP2019.2 .P38 2015 (Mapit)
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Your time is done now : slavery, resistance and defeat : the Maroon trials of Dominica (1813-1814) / compiled and edited by Polly Pattullo.
Imprint
New York : Monthly Review Press, 2015.
Description
166 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Formatted Contents Note
1813 : Suppression of the Maroons begins
1814 : Up against martial law
1814 : A governor's defence
1815 : Maroons defeated, Ainslie sacked
After : Memory and memorials
Maroon chiefs in profile.
1814 : Up against martial law
1814 : A governor's defence
1815 : Maroons defeated, Ainslie sacked
After : Memory and memorials
Maroon chiefs in profile.
Summary
"Maroons, self-organized communities of runaway slaves, existed wherever slavery was present. One of the most vital and persistent maroon communities was tucked away in the mountainous rainforests on the Caribbean island of Dominica, at the time a British colony. This "state within a state," as the colonial authorities tellingly described it, posed a direct challenge to the slavery system, and before long, the Dominican Maroons rose up to challenge the British Empire. Ultimately, they were captured and put on trial. Here, for the first time, are primary documents, carefully edited and contextualized, that richly present the voices and experiences of the Maroons--in resistance and defeat. Your Time Is Done Now tells the story of the Maroons of Dominica through the transcripts of trials held in 1813 and 1814 at the end of the Second Maroon War. Using the trial evidence to explain how the Maroons waged war against slave society, the book reveals fascinating details about how they survived in the forests, defended themselves against attack, and maintained support from enslaved allies on the plantations. It also examines the key role of the British governor, George Ainslie, a notoriously cruel ruler, who succeeded in suppressing the Maroons, and how the Colonial Office in London reacted to his punitive conduct. This book provides a moving and valuable addition to the growing literature on slavery and slave resistance in the Americas."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KGP2019.2 .P38 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781583675588 (paperback)
1583675582 (paperback)
9781583675595 (cloth)
1583675590 (cloth)
1583675582 (paperback)
9781583675595 (cloth)
1583675590 (cloth)
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