A maroon legacy? Sketching African contributions to live fencing practices in early Spanish America

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-247

  Duvall, Chris S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Basin; Central America; Cultural ecology; Historical geography; Slavery; Warfare

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; SLAVERY; SPORT;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 67949112703     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2009.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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