A proslavery foreign policy [[electronic resource] ] : Haitian-American relations during the early republic / / Tim Matthewson

• Autore: Matthewson Tim <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• Disciplina: 326; 326.09730903; 326.097309033; 326/.0973/09033
• Soggetto topico: Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History; Slavery - Political aspects - Haiti - History; Racism - Political aspects - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations Haiti; Haiti Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations 1783-1865
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 President George Washington; 3 The End of White Supremacy; 4 President John Adams; 5 The First Intervention; 6 President Thomas Jefferson; 7 The Triumph of Racism; 8 Conclusion; 9 Epilogue; Bibliographical Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: While the influence of racial policy has long been a factor in American foreign policy, one particularly evident example is U.S. relations with Haiti. The troubled relationship began under George Washington, who authorized the dispatch of arms and ammunition to help the French planters of Saint Dominique, present day Haiti, suppress the black rebellion. Washington's support for the defense of slavery in this regard, proved to be important precedent in the formulation of a proslavery policy in the White House, the State Department, and the Congress. Matthewson explores this stormy legacy and di
• Titolo autorizzato: A proslavery foreign policy
• ISBN: 1-282-34021-2; 9786612340215; 0-313-09348-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456594703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II