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First-Time: The Historical Vision of an African American People
A classic of historical anthropology, First-Time traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. The top half of each page presents a direct transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their eighteenth-century ancestors, "Maroons" who had escaped slavery and settled in the rain forests of Suriname. Below these transcripts, Richard Price provides commentaries placing the Saramaka accounts into broader social, intellectual, and historical contexts. First-Time's unique style of presentation preserves the integrity of both its oral and documentary sources, uniting them in a profound meditation on the roles of history and memory. This second edition includes a new preface by the author, discussing First-Time's impact and recounting the continuing struggles of the Saramaka people.
Book Details
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Publish Date: Sep 15th, 2002
- Pages: 208
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - 0002
- Dimensions: 10.10in - 6.86in - 0.56in - 0.99lb
- EAN: 9780226680606
- Categories: • Latin America - South America• Anthropology - General
About the Author
Price, Richard: - Richard Price is professor emeritus in American studies, anthropology, and history at the College of William and Mary. He also taught at Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, Yale University, and elsewhere. He is the author of many books and continues to do fieldwork on the the Maroon peoples of Guiana, Suriname, and Martinique.