Free Downloads A Desolate Place For A Defiant People: The Archaeology Of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, And Enslaved Laborers In The Great Dismal Swamp (Co-published With The Society For Historical Archaeology)
“Shows how colonialism and slavery created sustained critiques of American capitalism and created the conditions for chronic resistance. These communities represent a largely unrecognized, alternative declaration of independence. They are a part of world history that is truly revolutionary.”—Mark P. Leone, author of The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital “Addresses key historical and theoretical debates of the archaeology of the African diaspora. Theoretically complex and methodologically rigorous, it is the first serious study to locate maroon groups in the Chesapeake.”—Frederick H. Smith, author of The Archaeology of Alcohol and Drinking “Sayers uses archaeology to tell a compelling story of how alienated people found refuge in the alien landscape of the Great Dismal Swamp. Here they created their own way of life, free of the exploitation and alienation that they escaped. His work helps us to better understand the history of defiance in the Antebellum South and raises important theoretical issues for all archaeologists studying diasporic communities.”—Randall H. McGuire, author of Archaeology as Political Action In the 250 years before the Civil War, the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina was a brutal landscape—2,000 square miles of undeveloped and unforgiving wetlands, peat bogs, impenetrable foliage, and dangerous creatures. It was also a protective refuge for marginalized individuals, including Native Americans, African-American maroons, free African Americans, and outcast Europeans. In the first thorough archaeological examination of this unique region, Daniel Sayers exposes and unravels the complex social and economic systems developed by these defiant communities that thrived on the periphery. He develops an analytical framework based on the complex interplay between alienation, diasporic exile, uneven geographical development, and modes of production to argue that colonialism and slavery inevitably created sustained critiques of American capitalism.
Series: Co-published with The Society for Historical Archaeology
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: University Press of Florida; Reprint edition (December 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 081306192X
ISBN-13: 978-0813061924
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Best Sellers Rank: #21,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Books > History > Historical Study & Educational Resources > Archaeology #95 in Books > History > Americas > United States > African Americans > Discrimination & Racism #110 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology > Race Relations
5 stars, but ONLY if you are very interested in the topic! If you are, Sayers work gives a new perspective on Southern African Americans before the Civil War. Sayers examines African American communities in the Great Dismal Swamp. The idea that there was an option to form a community like this was new to me. Runaways could run not to freedom in a Northern state, but to a free Black community? Fascinating stuff.Be aware that this is a piece of academic writing. It's not for people who are not serious about African American history. If you are, buy Sayers book! You will get a lot of valuable information.
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