| The World of the Haitian Revolution Contributor(s): Geggus, David Patrick (Editor), Fiering, Norman (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253220173 ISBN-13: 9780253220172 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: New scholarship on one of the most consequential events in the history of slavery in the Atlantic world |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Social Science | Slavery - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: 972.940 |
| LCCN: 2008022420 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In January 1804, the once wealthy colony of Saint-Domingue declared its independence from France and adopted the Amerindian name Haiti. Independence was the outcome of the extraordinary uprising of the colony's slaves. Although a central event in the history of the French in the New World, the full significance of the revolution has yet to be realized. These essays deepen our understanding of Haiti during the period from 1791 to 1815. They consider the colony's history and material culture; its free people of color; the events leading up to the revolution and its violent unfolding; the political and economic fallout from the revolution; and its cultural representations. |