The black Jacobins : Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo revolution
James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-19892022
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In 1791, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the slaves of San Domingo rose in revolt. Despite invasion by a series of British, Spanish and Napoleonic armies, their twelve-year struggle led to the creation of Haiti, the first independent black republic outside Africa. Only three years later, the British and Americans ended the Atlantic slave trade. In this book, C.L.R. James illuminates these epoch-making events. He explores the appalling economic realities of the Caribbean economy, the roots of the world's only successful slave revolt and the utterly extraordinary former slave - Toussaint L'Ouverture - who led them.
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[New edition] / with an introduction by Christienna Fryar and notes by James Walvin.
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2022.
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xx, 387 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241562079 (pbk)
Dewey class:
972.9'4'03972.9403
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English
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BRN:
3350249
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