The Haitian Revolution

Nick Nesbitt (Herausgeber)

Toussaint L'Ouverture (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2008
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-84467-261-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first free black republic. This collection of his writings and speeches demonstrates his profound contribution to the struggle for equality.

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Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first black republic. In this collection of his writings and speeches, former Haitian politician Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrates L'Ouverture's profound contribution to the struggle for equality.

Autor

Toussaint L'Ouverture was a leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Saint-Domingue, in a long struggle for independence Toussaint led enslaved Africans and Afro-Haitians to victory over French colonisers, abolished slavery, and secured "native" control over the colony, Haiti.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Revolutions
• Einführung: Jean-Bertrand Aristide
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 198 mm
• Gewicht: 190 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-84467-261-1 / 1844672611
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84467-261-5 / 9781844672615
• Zustand: Neuware