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Workings of Diaspora: Jamaican Maroons and the Claims to Sovereignty

Mario Nisbett

The Workings of Diaspora shows how the lived experience of Jamaican Maroons is linked to the African Diaspora. The author demonstrates that an examination of Jamaican Maroon communities, particularly their socio-political development, can further highlight the significance of the African Diaspora as an analytical tool.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Publish Date: Nov 4th, 2021
  • Pages: 166
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.50in - 0.91lb
  • EAN: 9781793613882
  • Categories: Caribbean & West Indies - GeneralCultural & Ethnic Studies - Caribbean & Latin American StudiSlavery

About the Author

Mario O. Nisbett holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is lecturer of global African studies at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Praise for this book

Mario Nisbett provides clear evidence of command of the corpus of texts on the Jamaican Maroons, covering a wide historical span. This study of 'The Workings of Diaspora' is a most welcome contribution to African Diasporic discourse and a substantive addition to the body of scholarship on the Jamaican Maroons.