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dc.contributor.authorForsdick, Charles
dc.contributor.authorHøgsbjerg, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01 23:55:55
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-17 03:00:32
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T13:41:52Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T13:41:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-20
dc.identifier626410
dc.identifierOCN: 982228963en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31609
dc.description.abstractToussaint Louverture (c1743-1803) was the heroic leading figure in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, the only successful slave revolt in recorded history, and he remains an international inspiration, seen by many to be one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters who ever lived. Toussaint was a military genius who led an army composed overwhelmingly of former enslaved Africans and people of African descent to victory after victory under the banner ‘Liberty or Death’ over the professional armies of France, Spain and Britain, before paying the ultimate price himself for refusing to compromise with imperial power at the expense of the maintenance of liberty for all. This new political biography of Toussaint aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly introduction to his complex life while critically analysing Toussaint’s political thought, his contribution as a revolutionary leader, and his legacy for both Haiti and the wider world.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRevolutionary Lives
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTS Slavery and abolition of slaveryen_US
dc.subject.otherHistory
dc.subject.otherToussaint Louverture
dc.subject.otherHaiti
dc.subject.otherHistory
dc.subject.otherSlavery
dc.subject.otherbiography
dc.subject.otherHaitian Revolution
dc.subject.otherFrance
dc.subject.otherSaint-Domingue
dc.titleToussaint Louverture
dc.title.alternativeA Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.26530/oapen_626410
oapen.relation.isPublishedBye7b13f6b-a18c-4c0b-97b8-d1891104b9c4
oapen.relation.isFundedByb818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9
oapen.relation.isbn9781786800282
oapen.collectionKnowledge Unlatched (KU)
oapen.grant.number100052
oapen.grant.programKU Select 2016 Front List Collection
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: France - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France; Haitian Revolution - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution; Saint-Domingue - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Domingue; Slavery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery; Toussaint Louverture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture
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