The Black Jacobins Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

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Synopsis

In 1789 the West Indian colony of San Domingo supplied two-thirds of the overseas trade of France. The entire structure of what was arguably the most profitable colony in the world rested on the labour of half a million slaves. In 1791 the waves of unrest inspired by the French Revolution reached across the Atlantic dividing the loyalties of the white population of the island. The brutally treated slaves of Saint Domingo seized at this confusion and rose up in rebellion against masters. In thisclassic work, CLR James chronicles the only successful slave revolt in history and provides a critical portrait of their leader, Toussaint L'Ouverture, 'one of the most remarkable men of a period rich in remarkable men'.

Book details

Edition:
2
Author:
James Walvin, C L James
ISBN:
9780141937083
Related ISBNs:
9780140299816, 9780241562079
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2022-03-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2001
Copyright by:
C. L. R. James 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies