Wij slaven van Suriname
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Wij slaven van Suriname is a seminal 1934 anti-colonial book that combines history and personal testimony to expose the brutality of Dutch rule and slavery in Suriname.
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| Wij slaven van Suriname canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-colonial literature
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose colonial oppression
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mobilize resistance against colonial rule ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Atlantic studies
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Surinamese independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Anton de Kom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combines |
historical analysis
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personal testimony ⓘ |
| considered |
classic of anti-colonial literature
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seminal work in Surinamese literature ⓘ |
| contains |
historical documents
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personal memories ⓘ political analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Dutch colonial administration
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plantation owners in Suriname ⓘ post-slavery colonial exploitation ⓘ slavery as an institution ⓘ |
| describes |
Maroons in Suriname
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economic structures of colonial Suriname ⓘ everyday life of enslaved people ⓘ slave uprisings in Suriname ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
brutality of Dutch colonial rule
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conditions of enslaved Africans in Suriname ⓘ exploitation on Surinamese plantations ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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history ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Caribbean anti-colonial thought
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Dutch debates on colonialism ⓘ Surinamese national consciousness ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dutch colonialism
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Surinamese history ⓘ anti-colonial resistance ⓘ slavery in Suriname ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of scholarship and activism
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early explicit critique of Dutch colonialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-colonial
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anti-racist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| setting | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
post-emancipation colonial period in Suriname
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slavery era in Suriname ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | We Slaves of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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