Alex Dupuy

Rethinking the Haitian Revolution

Slavery, Independence, and the Struggle for Recognition

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Produktbeschreibung

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.Ã

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781442261112
• ISBN-10: 1442261110
• Artikelnr.: 54617254

Autorenporträt

Alex Dupuy

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Robert Fatton Jr.
Acknowledgments
Author Note
Introduction
1 Capitalism and Slavery: Revisiting and Old Debate
Toward an Alternative Perspective
Capitalism and Slavery in Saint-Domingue
Conclusion
Notes
2 Masters, Slaves, and Revolution in Saint-Domingue: A Critique of the
Hegelian Interpretation
An Alternative Interpretation
Hegel on the Master-Slave Dialectic: A Critique
Notes
3 From Saint-Domingue to Haiti: Revolution and the Rise of a New
Bourgeoisie
Notes
4 Property, Debt, and Development: Rethinking the Indemnity Question
From Toussaint Louverture to Jean-Pierre Boyer: The Making of a Landed
Bourgeoisie
A Question of Property
Debt, Politics, and Development
A Note on Democracy
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author