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We slaves of Suriname / Anton de Kom ; translated by David McKay.

Por: Colaborador(es): Tipo de material: TextoTextoIdioma: Inglés Lenguaje original: Neerlandés Editor: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2022]Edición: English editionDescripción: x, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1509549013
  • 9781509549016
  • 1509549021
  • 9781509549023
Tema(s): Clasificación CDD:
  • 306.3/6209883 23
Contenidos:
Frimangron / Tessa Leuwsha -- The breath of freedom / Duco van Oostrum -- Why Anton de Kom still inspires generation after generation / Mitchell Esajas -- Foreword / Judith de Kom -- We slaves of Suriname -- "Sranan," our fatherland -- The era of slavery -- The era of "freedom" -- Reunion and farewell.
Resumen: Anton de Kom's We Slaves of Suriname is a literary masterpiece as well as a fierce indictment of racism and colonialism. In this classic book, published here in English for the first time, the Surinamese writer and resistance leader recounts the history of his homeland, from the first settlements by Europeans in search of gold through the era of the slave trade and the period of Dutch colonial rule, when the old slave mentality persisted, long after slavery had been formally abolished. --from back cover.
Tipo de ítem: Libro adulto
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"Originally published in Dutch as Wij slaven van Suriname"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Frimangron / Tessa Leuwsha -- The breath of freedom / Duco van Oostrum -- Why Anton de Kom still inspires generation after generation / Mitchell Esajas -- Foreword / Judith de Kom -- We slaves of Suriname -- "Sranan," our fatherland -- The era of slavery -- The era of "freedom" -- Reunion and farewell.

Anton de Kom's We Slaves of Suriname is a literary masterpiece as well as a fierce indictment of racism and colonialism. In this classic book, published here in English for the first time, the Surinamese writer and resistance leader recounts the history of his homeland, from the first settlements by Europeans in search of gold through the era of the slave trade and the period of Dutch colonial rule, when the old slave mentality persisted, long after slavery had been formally abolished. --from back cover.