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Dutch Guiana (Paperback)
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Dutch Guiana (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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Total price: R898
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William Gifford Palgrave (1826 1888) was a renowned traveller and
Arabic scholar. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in
1846 he received a lieutenant's commission in the 8th Bombay
Regiment of native infantry, but he converted to Roman Catholicism,
and settled in Syria as a missionary in 1855, during which time he
travelled across Arabia. After renouncing Catholicism in 1865, he
began a career with the British foreign service, working in several
positions in the Far East. This volume, first published in 1876,
contains Palgrave's account of his visit to Dutch Guiana, now the
South American country of Suriname. Arranging his material
according to geographic location, Palgrave describes in detail the
society and geography of the country, discussing the treatment of
former slaves and describing the unique Maroon culture of former
slaves and indigenous people. This volume provides fascinating
information on the society and culture of this uniquely diverse
country.
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