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The black Jacobins : Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo revolution /

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This title chronicles the successful revolt when brutally treated slaves in Saint Domingo rose up in rebellion against their French masters during the French Revolution in 1791.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989
Other Authors: Walvin, James
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Penguin, 2001.
Edition:[New ed.].
Subjects:
Toussaint Louverture, > 1743-1803.
Revolution (Haiti : 1791-1804)
Toussaint Louverture, François D.
Toussaint L'Ouverture, François Dominique, > 1743?-1803.
Haiti > History > Revolution, 1791-1804.
Haiti.
Französische Revolution.
Sklavenaufstand.
Jakobiner.
Schwarze.
Hispaniola.
1791-1804
History.
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Property
  • II. The Owners
  • III. Parliament and Property
  • IV. The San Domingo Masses Begin
  • V. And the Paris Masses Complete
  • VI. The Rise of Toussaint
  • VII. The Mulattoes Try and Fail
  • VIII. The White Slave-Owners Again
  • IX. The Explusion of the British
  • X. Toussaint Seizes the Power
  • XI. The Black Consul
  • XII. The Bourgeoisie Prepares to Restore Slavery
  • XIII. The War of Independence
  • App. From Toussaint L'Ouverture to Fidel Castro.