| Description |
x, 452 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Insurrection and the language of rights -- A social cartography -- Prophetic rumor -- The insurgent republic -- The arrival of emancipation -- Making slaves citizens -- Worthy of the nation -- War and emancipation -- The mark of freedom -- The revolution's spiral -- The promise of revolution -- The road to Matouba -- Defending the republic -- The new imperial order -- "Vivre libre ou mourir!" -- The exiled republic. |
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West Indies, French -- History.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- West Indies, French -- History.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation. |
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History. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- British colonies. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- French colonies. |
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Slave rebellions -- West Indies, French -- History.
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Slave rebellions. |
| ISBN |
0807828742 cloth alkaline paper |
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0807855367 paperback alkaline paper |
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