Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the Communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States.
The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropolo.
These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members and surviving for generations and even centuries.
Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the Communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States