Title: Rethinking the Haitian Revolution : slavery, independence, and the struggle for recognition /
Authors: Dupuy, Alex,
Year: 2019
Subjects: Slavery Economic aspects Haiti.; Slavery Haiti History; Slaves Emancipation Haiti History.; Indemnity France History.; Social classes Haiti.; Economic history; Economics; Indemnity; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); International relations.; Slavery; Slavery Economic aspects; Slaves Emancipation; Social classes; Haiti History Influence.; Haiti History Economic aspects.; Haiti Economic conditions; Haiti Relations France.; France Relations Haiti.; France; Haiti
Abstract: "This book traces the complex legacy of the Haitian Revolution, the world's only successful slave revolution. Alex Dupuy's analysis of race, class, and slavery explains the pitfalls of the revolution and the vicissitudes of the country's underdevelopment."--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Capitalism and slavery: revisiting an old debate -- Masters, slaves, and revolution in Saint-Domingue: a critique of the Hegelian interpretation -- From Saint-Domingue to Haiti: revolution and the rise of a new bourgeoisie -- Property, debt, development: rethinking the indemnity question.