Encountering Revolution Haiti and the Making of the Early Republic

Name: Encountering Revolution Haiti and the Making of the Early Republic
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ISBN: 9781421405810

ISBN-10: 1421405814

ISBN-13: 9781421405810

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ashli White

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Encountering Revolution looks afresh at the profound impact of the Haitian Revolution on the early United States. The first book on the subject in more than two decades, it redefines our understanding of the relationship between republicanism and slavery at a foundational moment in American history. For postrevolutionary Americans, the Haitian uprising laid bare the contradiction between democratic principles and the practice of slavery. For thirteen years, between 1791 and 1804, slaves and free people of color in Saint-Domingue battled for equal rights in the manner of the French Revolution. As white and mixed-race refugees escaped to the safety of U.S. cities, Americans were forced to…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.13" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.100



Acknowledgments


Introduction


The "New Cape"


The Dangers of Philanthropy


Republican Refugees?


The Contagion of Rebellion


"The Horrors of St. Domingo"ï¿½A Reprise


Conclusion


Notes


Essay on Sources


Index