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Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions
Jane G. Landers
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Description for Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions
Paperback. Sailing the tide of a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active agents of their lives and times. This title alters our vision of the breadth and extent of the Age of Revolution, and our understanding of its actors. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Sailing the tide of a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active agents of their lives and times. Big Prince Whitten, the black Seminole Abraham, and General Georges Biassou were Atlantic creoles, Africans who found their way to freedom by actively engaging in the most important political events of their day. These men and women of diverse ethnic backgrounds, who were fluent in multiple languages and familiar with African, American, and European cultures, migrated across the new world's imperial boundaries in search of freedom and a ... Read more
Sailing the tide of a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active agents of their lives and times. Big Prince Whitten, the black Seminole Abraham, and General Georges Biassou were Atlantic creoles, Africans who found their way to freedom by actively engaging in the most important political events of their day. These men and women of diverse ethnic backgrounds, who were fluent in multiple languages and familiar with African, American, and European cultures, migrated across the new world's imperial boundaries in search of freedom and a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674062047
SKU
V9780674062047
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About Jane G. Landers
Jane G. Landers is Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History at Vanderbilt University.
Reviews for Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions
Above all else, Atlantic creoles sought freedom. Landers has done an excellent job in excavating their lives and highlighting their significance in the Age of Revolutions.
Gad Heuman Times Literary Supplement 20100430
Gad Heuman Times Literary Supplement 20100430