Haitian Revolutionary Studies

TitleHaitian Revolutionary Studies
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsGeggus, David Patrick
Number of Pages334
PublisherIndiana University Press
CityBloomington, IN
Abstract

The Haitian Revolution of 1789–1803 transformed the Caribbean’s wealthiest colony into the first independent state in Latin America, encompassed the largest slave uprising in the Americas, and inflicted a humiliating defeat on three colonial powers. In this volume, the author sheds new light on this tremendous upheaval by drawing on evidence drawn from archival research in six countries. The essays in this volume explore central issues and little-studied aspects of the conflict, including new historiography and sources, the origins of the black rebellion, and relations between slaves and free people of color. The contributions of vodou and marronage to the slave uprising, Toussaint Louverture and the abolition question, the policies of the major powers toward the revolution, and its interaction with the early French Revolution are also addressed. Questions about ethnicity, identity, and historical knowledge inform this study of a complex revolution.

URLhttps://iupress.org/9780253341044/haitian-revolutionary-studies/
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