Alex Dupuy

Rethinking the Haitian Revolution (eBook, PDF)

Slavery, Independence, and the Struggle for Recognition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this important book, leading scholar Alex Dupuy provides a critical reinterpretation of the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath. 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. He reconsiders the link between slavery and modern capitalism; refutes the argument that Hegel derived his master-slave dialectic from the Haitian Revolution; analyzes the consequences of new class and color divisions after independence; and convincingly explains why Haiti chose to pay an indemnity to France in return for its recognition of Haiti's independence. In his sophisticated analysis of race, class, and slavery, Dupuy provides a robust theoretical framework for conceptualizing and understanding these major themes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765179796
• Artikelnr.: 74842592

Autorenporträt

Alex Dupuy is John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at Wesleyan University. He is an internationally recognized scholar and specialist on Haiti and has given interviews and written commentaries on local, national, and international radio and television networks, including Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN and The Agenda with Steve Parkin on Toronto Public TV.

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