A Colony of Citizens Revolution and Slave Emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804 |
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| Author:
| Dubois, Laurent |
| Series title: | Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2874-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $154.00 |
Book Description:
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Dubois explores the slave revolts that brought about the abolition of slavery in the French Caribbean in 1793-1794, the contradictory form this emancipation took, and the process through which it was reversed in bloody conflicts in the early 19th century. His goal has been to illustrate the possibilites of bringing together history, anthropology, and literary criticism in order to propose a new vision of the foundations of democracy.
Dubois explores the slave revolts that brought about the abolition of slavery in the French Caribbean in 1793-1794, the contradictory form this emancipation took, and the process through which it was reversed in bloody conflicts in the early 19th century. His goal has been to illustrate the possibilites of bringing together history, anthropology, and literary criticism in order to propose a new vision of the foundations of democracy.