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The Haitian Declaration of Independence: Creation, Context, and Legacy (Jeffersonian America)
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Description for The Haitian Declaration of Independence: Creation, Context, and Legacy (Jeffersonian America)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gaffield, Julia. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
A product of the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti’s Declaration of Independence in 1804 stands at a major turning point in the trajectory of social, economic, and political relations in the modern world. Despite Haiti’s global significance, however, scholars are only now beginning to understand the context, content, and implications of the Haitian Declaration of Independence. This collection represents the first in-depth, interdisciplinary, and integrated analysis by American, and Haitian scholars of the creation and dissemination of the document, its content and reception, and its legacy. Throughout, the contributors use newly discovered archival materials and innovative research methods ... Read more
A product of the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti’s Declaration of Independence in 1804 stands at a major turning point in the trajectory of social, economic, and political relations in the modern world. Despite Haiti’s global significance, however, scholars are only now beginning to understand the context, content, and implications of the Haitian Declaration of Independence. This collection represents the first in-depth, interdisciplinary, and integrated analysis by American, and Haitian scholars of the creation and dissemination of the document, its content and reception, and its legacy. Throughout, the contributors use newly discovered archival materials and innovative research methods ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Jeffersonian America
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813937878
SKU
V9780813937878
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Ref
99-22
About Gaffield
Julia Gaffield, author of Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World: Recognition after Revolution, is Assistant Professor of History at Georgia State University, USA.
Reviews for The Haitian Declaration of Independence: Creation, Context, and Legacy (Jeffersonian America)
“A terrific book—timely and original."" —Ada Ferrer, New York University, author of Freedom's Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution