First-time
Subtitle: the historical vision of an African American people
By: Richard Price.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Saramacca (Surinamese people) -- History -- 18th century.; Maroons -- Suriname -- History -- 18th century.; Slavery -- Suriname -- History -- 18th century.; Oral history.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187).
"With a new preface by the author"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; title: PREFACE; title: THOSE TIMES SHALL COME AGAIN; title: OF SPEAKERS/TO READERS; title: THE EVENTS; title: THE HEROIC YEARS, 1685-1748; title: TOWARD FREEDOM, 1749-1759; title: FREE AT LAST, 1760-1762; title: REFERENCES; title: THANKS; title: ABOUT THE AUTHOR.