First-Time

The Historical Vision of an African American People

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Richard Price

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Paperback / softback

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A classic of historical anthropology, First-Time traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. The top half of each page presents a direct transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their eighteenth-century ancestors, "Maroons" who had escaped slavery and settled in the rain forests of Suriname. Below these transcripts, Richard Price provides commentaries placing the Saramaka accounts into broader social, intellectual, and historical contexts. First-Time's unique style of presentation preserves the integrity of both its oral and documentary sources, uniting them in a profound meditation on the roles of history and memory. This second edition includes a new preface by the author, discussing First-Time's impact and recounting the continuing struggles of the Saramaka people.

Author Biography:

Richard Price is the Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of American Studies, Anthropology, and History at the College of William and Mary. He is the author of Alabi's World, which won the 1993 J. I. Staley Prize from the School of American Research. First-Time won the 1984 Elsie Clews Parsons Prize from the American Folklore Society.

Release date Australia

September 15th, 2002

Author

Richard Price

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Undergraduate

Pages

208

Dimensions

18x25x1

ISBN-13

9780226680606

Product ID

3690840

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