The Haitian revolution -- New approaches and old -- Underexploited sources -- The causation of slave rebellions : an overview -- Marronage, vodou, and the slave revolt of 1791 -- The Bois Caïman ceremony -- The "Swiss" and the problem of slave/free colored cooperation -- The "volte-face" of Toussaint Louverture -- Slave, soldier, rebel : the strange career of Jean Kina -- Racial equality, slavery, and colonial secession during the constituent assembly -- The great powers and the Haitian revolution -- The slave leaders in exile : Spain's resettlement of its black auxiliary troops -- The naming of Haiti. |