Rethinking the Haitian Revolution Slavery, Independence, and the Struggle for Recognition |
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| Author:
| Dupuy, Alex |
| Foreword by:
| Robert Fatton, Jr., Jr. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4422-6111-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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This important book provides a critical reinterpretation of the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath. Alex Dupuy evaluates the French colonial context of Saint-Domingue and then Haiti, the achievements and limitations of the revolution, and the divisions in the Haitian ruling class that blocked meaningful economic and political development.
This important book provides a critical reinterpretation of the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath. Alex Dupuy evaluates the French colonial context of Saint-Domingue and then Haiti, the achievements and limitations of the revolution, and the divisions in the Haitian ruling class that blocked meaningful economic and political development.