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Freedom as Marronage
Neil Roberts
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Description for Freedom as Marronage
Paperback. What is the opposite of freedom? The author answers this question with definitive force: slavery. Examining this overlooked phenomenon - one of action from slavery and toward freedom - he deepens our understanding of freedom itself and the origin of our political ideals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
What is the opposite of freedom? In Freedom as Marronage, Neil Roberts answers this question with definitive force: slavery. From there he unveils powerful new insights on the human condition as it has been understood between these poles. Crucial to his investigation is the concept of marronage - a form of slave escape that was an important aspect of Caribbean and Latin American slave systems. Examining this overlooked phenomenon - one of action from slavery and toward freedom-he deepens our understanding of freedom itself and the origin of our political ideals. Roberts examines the liminal and transitional space of slave ... Read more
What is the opposite of freedom? In Freedom as Marronage, Neil Roberts answers this question with definitive force: slavery. From there he unveils powerful new insights on the human condition as it has been understood between these poles. Crucial to his investigation is the concept of marronage - a form of slave escape that was an important aspect of Caribbean and Latin American slave systems. Examining this overlooked phenomenon - one of action from slavery and toward freedom-he deepens our understanding of freedom itself and the origin of our political ideals. Roberts examines the liminal and transitional space of slave ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226201047
SKU
V9780226201047
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About Neil Roberts
Neil Roberts is associate professor of Africana studies and a faculty affiliate in political science at Williams College.
Reviews for Freedom as Marronage
"Freedom as Marronage is an exciting, well-conceived, and passionately argued work of political theory and Africana thought. Roberts's distinctive understanding of freedom is especially welcome in the context of political theory and philosophy, where slavery still appears largely (if at all) as either a metaphor or a signpost of moral and political progress. As he shows, thinking through the legacies ... Read more