The Black Jacobins

Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

By:

C.L.R. James

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Penguin Modern Classics

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The iconic study of the Haitian revolution by one of the founding fathers of Caribbean scholarship, now in Modern Classics for the first time In 1791, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the slaves of San Domingo rose in revolt. Despite invasion by a series of British, Spanish and Napoleonic armies, their twelve-year struggle led to the creation of Haiti, the first independent black republic outside Africa. Only three years later, the British and Americans ended the Atlantic slave trade. In this outstanding example of vivid, committed and empathetic historical analysis, C. L. R. James illuminates these epoch-making events. He explores the appalling economic realities of the Caribbean economy, the roots of the world's only successful slave revolt and the utterly extraordinary former slave - Toussaint L'Ouverture - who led them. Explicitly written as part of the fight to end colonialism in Africa, The Black Jacobins put the slaves themselves centre stage, boldly forging their own destiny against nearly impossible odds. It remains one of the essential texts for understanding the Caribbean - and the region's inextricable links with Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Author Biography:

C. L. R. James was born in Trinidad in 1901 and was one of the prominent figures in the West Indian diaspora. He wrote extensively on Caribbean history, Marxist theory, literary criticism, Western civilisation, African politics, cricket and popular culture. He died in 1989.

Release date Australia

October 6th, 2022

Author

C.L.R. James

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Introduction by James Walvin

Pages

416

Series

Penguin Modern Classics

Dimensions

129x198x21

ISBN-13

9780241562079

Product ID

35476264

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