Leprosy and colonialism investigates the history of leprosy in Suriname within the context of Dutch colonial power and racial conflict, from the plantation economy and the age of slavery to its legacy in the modern colonial state. It explores the relationship between the modern …
Leprosy and colonialism investigates the history of leprosy in Suriname within the context of Dutch colonial power and racial conflict, from the plantation economy and the age of slavery to its legacy in the modern colonial state.
Maroon Cosmopolitics: Personhood, Creativity and Incorporation sheds further light on the contemporary modes of Maroon circulation and presence in Suriname and in the French Guiana. The contributors assembled in the volume look to describe Maroon ways of inhabiting, transforming…
For review see: Charles D. Ameringer, in HAHR : The Hispanic American Historical Review, 76, 2 (May 1996); p. 376-377; Peter Meel, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 70, no. 3 & 4 (1996); p. 328-330.
For review see: Charles D. Ameringer, in HAHR : The Hispanic American Historical Review, 76, 2 (May 1996); p. 376-377; Peter Meel, in New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 70, no. 3 & 4 (1996); p. 328-330.
'Rainforest Warriors' describes the campaign launched by the Saramaka Maroons of Suriname to harness international human rights law as a means of protecting their way or life, part of a larger story of tribal & indigenous peoples that is unfolding across the globe.
This text is the first in many years to address the histories and cultures of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in a single regional volume, exploring their colorful pasts and explaining the vast cultural differences among the three. Students of Caribbean history, Latin Americ…
For review see: H. Ch. Wekker, in OSO, 8,2 (1989); p. 234-236.
