The Black Jacobins Toussaint L'Ouverture And The San Domingo
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James is a titan of twentieth-century politics and culture' Sunday Times'The Black Jacobins is not only a groundbreaking historical work; it is a masterpiece in storytelling and analysis' Gary YoungeT...
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James is a titan of twentieth-century politics and culture' Sunday Times'The Black Jacobins is not only a groundbreaking historical work; it is a masterpiece in storytelling and analysis' Gary YoungeThe iconic study of the Haitian revolution, by one of the most important historians of the twentieth centuryC. L. R. James's pioneering account of the 1791 San Domingo slave revolt and the creation of the republic of Haiti changed the way colonial history was written. By putting the experiences of the slave rebels, led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, centre stage, James made them agents of their own story. His work, written as part of the fight to end colonialism in Africa, helped inspire radical liberation movements worldwide, from Black Power to Castro's revolution in the Caribbean. With an Introduction by Christienna Fryar ''James is a titan of twentieth-century politics and culture'' Sunday Times''The Black Jacobins is not only a groundbreaking historical work; it is a masterpiece in storytelling and analysis'' Gary YoungeThe iconic study of the Haitian revolution, by one of the most important historians of the twentieth centuryC. L. R. James''s pioneering account of the 1791 San Domingo slave revolt and the creation of the republic of Haiti changed the way colonial history was written. By putting the experiences of the slave rebels, led by Toussaint L''Ouverture, centre stage, James made them agents of their own story. His work, written as part of the fight to end colonialism in Africa, helped inspire radical liberation movements worldwide, from Black Power to Castro''s revolution in the Caribbean.With an Introduction by Christienna Fryar
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780241562079
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
416
Udgivelsesdato
06-10-2022
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3221607
EAN nr.
9780241562079
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
21
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
128
Vægt (g)
304