Toussaint Louverture : a black Jacobin in the age of revolutions / Charles Forsdick and Christian Høgsbjerg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forsdick, Charles, author.

Høgsbjerg, Christian, author.

Series:

Revolutionary lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.

Toussaint Louverture.

Revolutionaries--Haiti--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Haiti.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 179 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2017.

Summary:

The leader of the only successful slave revolt in history, Toussaint Louverture is seen by many to be one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters who ever lived. Born into slavery on a Caribbean plantation, he helped lead an army of former enslaved Africans to victory against the professional armies of France, Spain and Britain in the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). Louverture's fascinating life is explored here through the prism of his radical politics. His revolutionary legacy has inspired millions in the two centuries since his death. This book provides the perfect starting point for anyone interested in the roots of modern-day resistance movements and black political radicalism today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Toussaint Unchained: c. 1743-91 14

2 Making an Opening to Liberty: 1791-93 32

3 Black Jacobin Ascending: 1793-98 54

4 The Black Robespierre: 1798-1801 81

5 The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall...: 1801-03 104

6 ...One and All: 1804- 128.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745335155

0745335152

9780745335148

0745335144

OCLC:

957507938