A concise history of the Haitian revolution / Jeremy D. Popkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948-

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

Viewpoints/puntos de vista

Viewpoints = Puntos de vista

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804.

Haiti.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave revolt in world history, and the first time that people of color overthrew a European colonial regime to establish an independent country. This book offers students a concise and clearly written overview of the events of the revolution, from the slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 and the emergence of its remarkable leader, Toussaint Louverture, to the declaration of Haiti's independence in 1804 and the consolidation of the country's independence in the decades that followed.

Drawing on the latest scholarship in the field as well as on original research, Jeremy Popkin presents a chronological account of the complex historical contexts that produced and shaped the revolution, while paying due attention to important underlying themes. A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution is a valuable resource for those studying independence movements in Latin America, the history of the Atlantic world, the history of the African diaspora, and the age of the American and French revolutions. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 A Colonial Society in a Revolutionary Era 10

2 The Uprisings, 1791-1793 35

3 Republican Emancipation in Saint-Domingue, 1793-1798 62

4 Toussaint Louverture in Power, 1798-1801 90

5 The Struggle for Independence, 1802-1806 114

6 Consolidating Independence in a Hostile World 141

Afterword: The Earthquake Crisis of 2010 and the Haitian Revolution 167

Recent Scholarship on the Haitian Revolution 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

773475446

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Restricted for use by site license.