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The Workings of Diaspora
Jamaican Maroons and the Claims to Sovereignty
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2021
Summary
Engaging the past, the present, and the future, The Workings of Diaspora: Jamaican Maroons and the Claims to Sovereignty shows how the lived experience of Jamaican Maroons is linked to the African Diaspora. In so doing, this interdisciplinary undertaking interrogates the definition of Diaspora but mainly emphasizes the term’s use. Mario Nisbett 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. He shows how Jamaican Maroons inform resistance to abjection, a denial of full humanity, through claiming their African origin and developing solidarity and consciousness in order to affirm black humanity. This book establishes that present-day Jamaican Maroons remain relevant and engage the African Diaspora to improve black standing and bolster assertions of sovereignty.
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Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-1388-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-1389-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
158
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
Ch01. Jamaican Maroons No access Pages 17 - 34
Ch02. Black Abjection No access Pages 35 - 50
Ch03. Origin No access Pages 51 - 76
Ch04. Collective Consciousness No access Pages 77 - 94
