Rogue revolutionaries : the fight for legitimacy in the greater Caribbean /

This book is about the attempt, during the age of revolutions, to establish new independent republics around the greater Caribbean. The people out to establish these new republics were former solders, not the typical elites and they considered themselves revolutionaries. The question was who had the...

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Main Author:	Mongey, Vanessa (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Series:	Early American studies.
Subjects:	Revolutionaries > Caribbean Area > History > 18th century. Revolutionaries > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century. Revolutions > Caribbean Area > History > 18th century. Revolutions > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century. Legitimacy of governments > Caribbean Area > History > 18th century. Legitimacy of governments > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century. Caribbean Area > History > To 1810. Caribbean Area > History > 1810-1945.

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Summary:	This book is about the attempt, during the age of revolutions, to establish new independent republics around the greater Caribbean. The people out to establish these new republics were former solders, not the typical elites and they considered themselves revolutionaries. The question was who had the right to start a revolution and to start a new nation.
Physical Description:	ix, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780812252552 0812252551