Rethinking the Haitian Revolution: Slavery, Independence, and the Struggle for Recognition

by Alex Dupuy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442261110
• ISBN13: 9781442261112
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5