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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966385303321

Autore

Cormack William

Titolo

Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies : The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 / / William Cormack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

9781487519155

148751915X

9781487519148

1487519141

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

972.97/6

Soggetti

French Revolution

metropolitan influences on colonial revolution

political culture and revolutionary conflict

revolution in the French Caribbean

slavery and abolition

HISTORY / Europe / General

France History Revolution, 1789-1799

West Indies, French History 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Windward Islands on the Eve of Revolution; 2. Rumours of Revolution: The Impact of 1789 in Martinique and Guadeloupe; 3. Patriots versus Aristocrats: The Coming of Civil War, 1789-1790; 4. "The Nation, the Law, the King": The Liberal Revolution's Failure in the Windward Islands, 1791; 5. Counter-Revolution: The Revolt of Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1792-1793; 6. The Slave-Holding Republic in the Windward Islands, 1793-1794; 7. Reign of Terror: Victor Hugues's Regime in Guadeloupe, 1794-1798

8. Return of the Old Regime: Martinique under British Occupation,



1794-1802Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a history of the French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. Examining political conflict between white factions, as well as economic, social, and racial tensions, it argues that metropolitan news, ideas, language, and political culture played a key role in shaping the colonial revolution.