A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution

Jeremy D. Popkin

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781119746263
• Edition: 2
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Latin American & Caribbean History
• Index: History

Learn about the first time in history that people of color overthrew a European colonial regime to establish an independent country

Describing the only successful slave revolt in world history, the newly revised Second Edition of AConcise History of the Haitian Revolution delivers a nuanced and rigorous treatment ofthe events of the Haitian Revolution of the late 18th century and early 19thcentury.The book describes events from the slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 and the emergence of its leader, Toussaint Louverture, to the declaration of independence by Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1804.

The new edition is updated to reflect themost recentscholarship in thefield, includingoriginal research conducted by author Jeremy D. Popkin. It is a valuable resource for anyone studying independence movements in the Americas, the history of the Atlantic world, the history of the African diaspora, and the age of the American and French revolutions.

Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

• The latest research on the subject of the Haitian Revolution, including new discoveries by the author and other scholars
• Coverage of the post-revolutionary period up to 1843, a period of intenseinterest in recent scholarship
• A clear and accessible approach to the subject that doesn't assume or require any previous knowledge of this period in history

Perfect forundergraduate students of history taking courses like the History of the Atlantic World, History of the Revolutionary Era, Latin American History to 1820, and History of the African Diaspora, AConcise History of the Haitian Revolution is also an ideal resource for highschool teachers seeking a challengingresource forAP World Historystudents.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Series Editor’s Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: A Colonial Society in a Revolutionary Era
• Chapter 2: The Uprisings, 1791–1793
• Chapter 3: Republican Emancipation in Saint-Domingue, 1793–1798
• Chapter 4: Toussaint Louverture in Power, 1798–1801
• Chapter 5: The Struggle for Independence, 1802–1806
• Chapter 6: Consolidating Independence in a Hostile World
• Afterword: The Earthquake Crisis of 2010 and the Haitian
Revolution
• Recent Scholarship on the Haitian Revolution
• Notes
• Index
• End User License Agreement