A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution (Viewpoints / Puntos de Vista) - Softcover

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JEREMY D. POPKIN is William T. Bryan Chair of History at the University of Kentucky. He has published several books on the revolutionary era, including A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution and You Are All Free: The Haitian Revolution and the Abolition of Slavery.

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A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION

SECOND EDITION

In this second edition of A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution, distinguished scholar Jeremy D. Popkin provides a nuanced account of the only slave revolt in world history to successfully overthrow a European colonial regime and establish an independent nation. Balancing rigor and accessibility, the author clearly describes the crucial events of the revolution, 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, to the consolidation of Haiti’s position in the nineteenth century.

Featuring original research by the author, the second edition is fully updated to reflect the latest scholarship on the events of the Haitian Revolution. New and expanded material examines the post-revolutionary period up to 1843, the central role of slavery in the history of the Americas, and recent discoveries made by historians from Haiti, the United States, Europe, and other countries from both sides of the Atlantic.

Requiring no previous background knowledge in the subject, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses such as History of the Atlantic World, History of the Revolutionary Era, Latin American History to 1820, and History of the African Diaspora, as well a challenging yet comprehensible resource for high school AP World History classes.

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A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION

SECOND EDITION

In this second edition of A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution, distinguished scholar Jeremy D. Popkin provides a nuanced account of the only slave revolt in world history to successfully overthrow a European colonial regime and establish an independent nation. Balancing rigor and accessibility, the author clearly describes the crucial events of the revolution, 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, to the consolidation of Haiti’s position in the nineteenth century.

Featuring original research by the author, the second edition is fully updated to reflect the latest scholarship on the events of the Haitian Revolution. New and expanded material examines the post-revolutionary period up to 1843, the central role of slavery in the history of the Americas, and recent discoveries made by historians from Haiti, the United States, Europe, and other countries from both sides of the Atlantic.

Requiring no previous background knowledge in the subject, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses such as History of the Atlantic World, History of the Revolutionary Era, Latin American History to 1820, and History of the African Diaspora, as well a challenging yet comprehensible resource for high school AP World History classes.