Dodging Rebellion: Politics and Gender in the Berbice Slave Uprising of 1763.

SLAVE rebellions; WOMEN & war; ENSLAVED women; GENDER; DUTCH colonies; GUYANESE history, to 1803; EIGHTEENTH century; HISTORY

The article discusses the 1763 slave revolt in the Dutch colony of Berbice, now part of present day Guyana, focusing particularly on the experiences of women as noncombatants during the violent period. It relates how slaves attempted to dodge violence by living at their plantations or traveling from place to place, retreating to the bush when either rebels or Dutch military forces appeared.