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An Islandwide Struggle for Freedom: Revolution, Emancipation, and Reenslavement in Hispaniola, 1789-1809
Graham T. Nessler
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Reinterpreting the Haitian Revolution as both an islandwide and a circum-Caribbean phenomenon, Graham Nessler examines the intertwined histories of Saint-Domingue, the French colony that became Haiti, and Santo Domingo, the Spanish colony that became the Dominican Republic. Tracing conflicts over the terms and boundaries of territory, liberty, and citizenship that transpired in the two colonies that shared one island, Nessler argues that the territories' borders and governance were often unclear and mutually influential during a tumultuous period that witnessed emancipation in Saint-Domingue and reenslavement in Santo Domingo.
Nessler aligns the better-known history of the French side with a full ... Read more
Reinterpreting the Haitian Revolution as both an islandwide and a circum-Caribbean phenomenon, Graham Nessler examines the intertwined histories of Saint-Domingue, the French colony that became Haiti, and Santo Domingo, the Spanish colony that became the Dominican Republic. Tracing conflicts over the terms and boundaries of territory, liberty, and citizenship that transpired in the two colonies that shared one island, Nessler argues that the territories' borders and governance were often unclear and mutually influential during a tumultuous period that witnessed emancipation in Saint-Domingue and reenslavement in Santo Domingo.
Nessler aligns the better-known history of the French side with a full ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469626864
SKU
V9781469626864
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About Graham T. Nessler
Graham T. Nessler is visiting professor of history at Florida Atlantic University, USA.
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