Toussaint Louverture : a Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions / Charles Forsdick, Christian H©ıgsbjerg
- Author
- Forsdick, Charles
- Published
- London : Pluto Press, 2017.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Additional Creators
- H©ıgsbjerg, Christian
Access Online
- www.jstor.org , Open Access
- Language Note
- In English.
- Restrictions on Access
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
- Contents
- 1. Toussaint Unchained: c. 1743-91 -- 2. Making an Opening to Liberty: 1791-93 -- 3. Black Jacobin Ascending: 1793-98 -- 4. The Black Robespierre: 1798-1801 -- 5. The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall ... : 1801-03 -- 6. ... One and All: 1804-
- Summary
- Toussaint Louverture (c1743-1803) was the heroic leading figure in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, the only successful slave revolt in recorded history, and he remains an international inspiration, seen by many to be one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters who ever lived. Toussaint was a military genius who led an army composed overwhelmingly of former enslaved Africans and people of African descent to victory after victory under the banner Liberty or Death over the professional armies of France, Spain and Britain, before paying the ultimate price himself for refusing to compromise with imperial power at the expense of the maintenance of liberty for all. This new political biography of Toussaint aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly introduction to his complex life while critically analysing Toussaint's political thought, his contribution as a revolutionary leader, and his legacy for both Haiti and the wider world.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781786800282
1786800284
9780745335155
0745335152
9781786800305
1786800306
9781786800299
1786800292
0745335144 (paperback) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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