Curaçao in the Age of Revolutions, 1795-1800

by William Klooster

From 1795 through 1800, a series of revolts rocked Cura?ao, a small but strategically located Dutch colony just off the South American continent. A combination of internal and external factors produced these uprisings, in which free and enslaved islanders particiapted with various objectives. A major slave revolt in August 1795 was the opening salvo for these tumultuous five years. While this revolt is a well-known episode in Cura?ao an history, its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9067183806
• ISBN13: 9789067183802
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"