Encountering Revolution: Haiti and the Making of the Early Republic

by Ashli White

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Winner, 2011 Gilbert Chinard Prize, Society for French Historical Studies and the Institut Fran ais d'Am rique

Encountering Revolution looks afresh at the profound impact of the Haitian Revolution on the early United States. The first book on the subject in more than two decades, it redefines our understanding of the relationship between republicanism and slavery at a foundational moment in American history.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405814
• ISBN13: 9781421405810
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher