True-born Maroons

True-born Maroons
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Total Pages : 514
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ISBN-13 : 0813039134
ISBN-10 : 9780813039138
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Book Synopsis True-born Maroons by : Kenneth M. Bilby

Download or read book True-born Maroons written by Kenneth M. Bilby and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In numerous visits to the island over 25 years, Kenneth Bilby gained the confidence of the Maroon elders, who revealed to him secret details of their ancestral heritage - including history, music, Kromanti religion, language, and culture - for publication. Whereas almost all previous studies of the Jamaican Maroons have focused on the distant past, this one is as much about present-day Maroons as about their ancestors.


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