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UNINA9910819206003321 |
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Autore |
Geggus David Patrick |
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Titolo |
Haitian revolutionary studies / / David Patrick Geggus |
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Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, c2002 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 334 p. ) : maps ; |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African diaspora |
Haiti History Revolution, 1791-1804 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-327) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 Caiman 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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Questions about ethnicity, identity, and historical knowledge inform this essential study of a complex revolution. |
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