{"product_id":"almost-home-ruma-chopra-9780300220469","title":"Almost Home: Maroons Between Slavery and Freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to maneuver and survive against all odds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. In this gripping narrative, Ruma Chopra demonstrates how the unlikely survival of this community of escaped slaves reveals the contradictions of slavery and the complexities of the British antislavery era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While some Europeans sought to enlist the Maroons' help in securing the institution of slavery and others viewed them as junior partners in the global fight to abolish it, the Maroons deftly negotiated their position to avoid subjugation and take advantage of their limited opportunities. Drawing on a vast array of primary source material, Chopra traces their journey and eventual transformation into refugees, empire builders--and sometimes even slave catchers and slave owners. Chopra's compelling tale, encompassing three distinct regions of the British Atlantic, will be read by scholars across a range of fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruma Chopra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300220464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300220469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Ruma Chopra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946407133439,"sku":"9780300220469","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7e4e1066-6247-4916-a068-632c64c4d789.jpg?v=1681512972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/almost-home-ruma-chopra-9780300220469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}