Title: Obia | Maroons of the Guianas | From Antislavery Struggles To Mass Society 

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Author: Nicola Lo Calzo

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Synopsis:

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Despite having played a fundamental role in the anti-slavery struggle and identity construction of the African Diaspora in the Americas, Marronage, although still poorly understood, is without a doubt the form of slave resistance that has most fed the imagination of Black communities in the Americas.

Having equally had a great impact on the western intellectual sphere since its inception, as captured by William Blake’s iconic illustrations in the 18^th century, Marronnage is today undergoing a heightened interest among artists, writers, researchers and activists, further creating communities that wrested themselves free of slavery and proclaimed their sovereignty in the New World.

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Publisher: Kehrer 

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Texts by Simon Njami, Françoise Vergès, Jean Moomou 
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Hard Cover
French / English
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19 cm x 24 cm
96 pages - 69 color ills.
Paper 170g
semi-matt Luxo
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June 2015

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