Black Rebellion in Barbados gives a radical analysis of the multi-faceted, and often misunderstood, nature of black peoples' resistance to slavery in Barbados - the first major slave plantation society in the English New World. The author has pulled together much of the scattered data, both primary and secondary, to produce the first comprehensive account of slave resistance in this society from colonisation in 1627 to emancipation in 1838. He analyses the pattern of resistance in the 17th century frontier society in detail, with special emphasis on the practice of marronage and the 1649, 1675 and 1692 aborted slave uprisings. This is followed by a polemical analysis of resistance in the 18th century creole society, which emphasises the reasons why blacks failed to organise collective rebellions during this period. An abundance of primary data is presented on social structure, demography and planter ideology in order to explain the nature of white hegemony and domination.