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The death of the French Atlantic : trade, war, and slavery in the age of revolution / Alan Forrest.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forrest, Alan, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--France--Atlantic Coast--History.
- Slavery.
- France--Colonies--History.
- France.
- Atlantic Coast (France)--History.
- Atlantic Coast (France).
- Atlantic Coast (France)--History, Military.
- Atlantic Coast (France)--Commerce--History, Military.
- Genre:
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : maps (black and white).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- War, revolution, and anti-slavery were the three major forces which led to the dramatic decline of France's Atlantic empire with the loss of her richest Caribbean colony, Saint-Domingue. Alan Forrest draws a rich portrait of France's Atlantic communities in this tumultuous period, and the uneasy legacy of the French slave trade.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-257073-0
- 0-19-175761-6
- 0-19-166743-9
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