Black Jacobins

Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo revolution

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James, C. L. R., C.L.R. James: Black Jacobins (2001, Penguin Books)

363 pages

English language

Published March 3, 2001 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-029981-6
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A early explanation of the Haitian Revolution

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Class Conflict in San Domingo

An incredible piece of writing that not only grasps the historical significance of Toussaint L'Ouverture, but the real material structure that led to the Haitian revolution. Written in the mid-'30s, too, which really puts the revolution in the context of the World Wars.

Subjects

  • Toussaint Louverture, -- 1743?-1803
  • Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804

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