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1 online resource (366 pages) |
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Cover; The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Domestic Enemies; THE WORLD OF THE CODE NOIR; BODIN'S VISION; BALANCING "CRIME" AND PUNISHMENT; THE "PREDICAMENT" OF MANUMISSION; 2: Manumission was the Means; THE MOVE TO REGULATION; THE "FREEDOM TAX"; REENSLAVEMENT, RACE, AND REFORM; THE CASE OF MARIE-VICTOIRE; THE MILITARIZATION OF MANUMISSION; THE END(S) OF MANUMISSION; 3: Reconciling Humanity and Public Policy; "THE TRUE INTEREST OF THE MASTERS"; "PRUDENT GOVERNMENT"; "ORDER" AND "HUMANITY." |
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THE LATE COLONIAL DEBATE OVER PLANTER BRUTALITYTHE PROSPECT OF REVOLT; "THE KING WISHES TO BE OBEYED"; "THE OVERTHROW OF THE COLONY"; 4: Stop the Course of these Cruelties; THE COLONIAL PROHIBITION OF TORTURE; THE DEPOSITION OF THE SLAVES; "THE FEELING OF ABSOLUTE POWER"; A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE; PATERNAL INTERVENTION; APPELLATE INTRIGUE; DEATH AND SURVIVAL; 5: Less Just than a Despot?; THE CODE NOIR AS BRIDGE; RACIAL EQUALITY AND THE AUTHORITY OF HISTORY; 6: To Restore Order and Tranquility; THE CODE NOIR OF THE SLAVES; LAW IN THE CAMPS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS AND BIASSOU, 1791-1792. |
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THE CODE OF SONTHONAX AND POLVERELTHE CONDITIONS OF LIBERTY; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival and Manuscript Sources; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index. |
| Summary |
A provocative history of Haiti up to 1804, when Haitians became the first formerly enslaved people to overthrow a colonial slaveholding power. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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France. Code noir.
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France. |
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Code noir (France) |
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Code noir (France) |
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Law -- Haiti -- History.
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Law. |
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Haiti. |
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History. |
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Haiti -- Politics and government -- 1791-1804.
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Politics and government. |
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1791-1804 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ghachem, Malick W. Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9780521836807 |
| ISBN |
9781139376686 |
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1139376683 |
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1280663871 |
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9781280663871 |
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9781139050173 (electronic book) |
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1139050176 (electronic book) |
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9781139379540 (electronic book) |
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1139379542 (electronic book) |
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9781139375252 |
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1139375253 |
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9780521545310 |
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0521545315 |
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9780521836807 |
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0521836808 |
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