Creole testimonies : slave narratives from the British West Indies, 1709-1838 / Nicole N. Aljoe.

Author/creator Aljoe, Nicole N.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Descriptionxii, 185 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Slave narratives--West Indies, British. --History and criticism.
Slavery--West Indies, British. --History.
Creoles--West Indies, British. --History.

SeriesThe new urban Atlantic
New urban Atlantic. ^A1130112
Contents Introduction: "So much things to say": the Creole testimonies of British West Indian slaves -- The forms of Creole testimony: a poetics of fragmentation -- The Creole voices of West Indian slave narratives -- "Going to law" : legal discourse and testimony in early West Indian slave narratives -- Zombie testimony: Creole religious discourse in West Indian slave narratives -- Conclusion: Creole testimony and the Black Atlantic: re-mapping the early slave narrative.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011024162
ISBN9780230338104
ISBN0230338100

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Joyner General Stacks HT1091 .A68 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold