1st Edition
Negotiating Freedom in the Circum-Caribbean The Jamaican Maroons and Creek Nation Compared
By Helen M. McKee
Copyright 2019
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
234 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Bringing together Jamaican Maroons and indigenous communities into one framework – for the first time – McKee compares and contrasts how these non-white, semi-autonomous communities were ultimately reduced by Anglophone colonists. In particular, questions are asked about Maroon and Creek interaction with Anglophone communities, slave-catching, slave ownership, land conflict and dispute resolution... Read more
Introduction 1. The Relationship Develops: Maroons and Creeks in the Early Post-Treaty Years 2. The Relationship Deteriorates: On the Road to War 3. Runaways and Rebellions: Maroons and Creeks as Hunters and Harbourers 4. African Americans in Maroon and Creek Country 5. Desirable Lands?: Land Disputes on the Maroon and Creek Borders 6. Contact Across the Borders: Maroon and Creek Interaction with White Settlers. Epilogue
Biography
Helen M. McKee completed her PhD at Newcastle University. She is the author of "From Violence to Alliance: Maroons and White Settlers in Jamaica, 1739-1795," published in Slavery & Abolition.
