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Geggus, David Patrick.

Haitian revolutionary studies [electronic resource] / David Patrick Geggus. - Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2002. - xii, 334 p. : maps. - Blacks in the diaspora . - Blacks in the diaspora. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-327) and index.

The Haitian revolution -- New approaches and old -- Underexploited sources -- The causation of slave rebellions : an overview -- Marronage, vodou, and the slave revolt of 1791 -- The Bois Caïman ceremony -- The "Swiss" and the problem of slave/free colored cooperation -- The "volte-face" of Toussaint Louverture -- Slave, soldier, rebel : the strange career of Jean Kina -- Racial equality, slavery, and colonial secession during the constituent assembly -- The great powers and the Haitian revolution -- The slave leaders in exile : Spain's resettlement of its black auxiliary troops -- The naming of Haiti.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
African diaspora.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F1923 / .G34 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 972.94/03