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Runaway Slave Settlements in Cuba: Resistance and Repression - Envisioning Cuba New edition
Gabino La Rosa Corzo
Runaway Slave Settlements in Cuba: Resistance and Repression - Envisioning Cuba New edition
Gabino La Rosa Corzo
Combining archaeological and historical methods, this is an account of the runaway slaves settlements (""palenques"") that formed in the inaccessible mountain chains of eastern Cuba from 1737 to 1850. The author demonstrates how romanticized the communities have become in historical memory.
304 pages, 19 illustrations, 15 tables, 13 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 30, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780807854792 |
Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 19 mm · 460 g |
Translator | Todd, Mary |