Toussaint Louverture : A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions / Charles Forsdick, Christian Høgsbjerg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forsdick, Charles, author.

Høgsbjerg, Christian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Toussaint Louverture (c1743-1803) was the heroic leading figure in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, the only successful slave revolt in recorded history, and he remains an international inspiration, seen by many to be one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters who ever lived. Toussaint was a military genius who led an army composed overwhelmingly of former enslaved Africans and people of African descent to victory after victory under the banner Liberty or Death over the professional armies of France, Spain and Britain, before paying the ultimate price himself for refusing to compromise with imperial power at the expense of the maintenance of liberty for all. This new political biography of Toussaint aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly introduction to his complex life while critically analysing Toussaint's political thought, his contribution as a revolutionary leader, and his legacy for both Haiti and the wider world.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2016 Front List Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 100052

ISBN:

9781786800282

OCLC:

1044436300

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access