Escaping slavery in a Caribbean plantation society
Marronage in Barbados, 1650s-1830s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5073077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerome S Handler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 183-225 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1382-2373 • E-ISSN: 2213-4360 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/13822373-90002605 |
| OpenAlex | W1987701983 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
Disputes the idea that Barbados was too small for slaves to run away. Author describes how slaves in Barbados escaped the plantations despite the constraints of a relatively numerous white population, an organized militia, repressive laws, and deforestation. Concludes that slave flight was an enduring element of Barbadian slave society from the 17th c. to emancipation
Archaeology · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Emancipation · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Cuban History and Society · Demography · History · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |