First-Time : The Historical Vision of an African American People

First-Time : The Historical Vision of an African American People

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Book Description
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.

First-Time: The Historical Vision of an African American People,Richard Price,University Of Chicago Press,0226680606,18th century,Anthropology - General,Blacks In The U.S.,Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General,History,History - General History,History Of Anthropological Thought,Latin America - South America,Maroons,Saramacca (Surinamese people),Slavery,Social Science,Sociology,Suriname,Social Science / Anthropology / General

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