A Colony of Citizens Revolution and Slave Emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804 |
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| Author:
| Dubois, Laurent |
| Series title: | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5536-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $107.00AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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The idea of universal rights is often understood as the product of Europe, but as Dubois demonstrates, it was shaped by the struggle over slavery in the French Caribbean. He examines this revolution by focusing on Guadeloupe, where, in the early 1790s, insurgents on the island fought for equality and formed alliances with besieged Republicans.
The idea of universal rights is often understood as the product of Europe, but as Dubois demonstrates, it was shaped by the struggle over slavery in the French Caribbean. He examines this revolution by focusing on Guadeloupe, where, in the early 1790s, insurgents on the island fought for equality and formed alliances with besieged Republicans.