The Black Jacobins
Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
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Narrated by:
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Ron Butler
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Written by:
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C.L.R. James
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A classic and impassioned account of the first revolution in the Third World.
This powerful, intensely dramatic book is the definitive account of the Haitian Revolution of 1794-1803, a revolution that began in the wake of the Bastille but became the model for the Third World liberation movements from Africa to Cuba. It is the story of the French colony of San Domingo, a place where the brutality of master toward slave was commonplace and ingeniously refined. And it is the story of a barely literate slave named Toussaint L'Ouverture, who led the black people of San Domingo in a successful struggle against successive invasions by overwhelming French, Spanish, and English forces and, in the process, helped form the first independent nation in the Caribbean.
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- Norma
- 2020-09-19
The Black Jacobins
Stirring, intriguing and relevant. A book that deserves a place in every one’s library. Buy it.
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- S. Richards
- 2020-05-13
An exceptional exploration of Haiti's Revolution
A comprehensive study of the Haitian revolution, setting up the context of the revoltuion as well as examining the motivations, actions and interactions of the revoltuion's most memorable agents. I would recommend to anyone with an enthusiasm for history and politics.
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- Boz
- 2020-04-13
Enlightening read
This is a highly recommended book for anyone who is a history buff. I remember back in high school learning about how Haiti came to be but it was relegated to a paragraph at most with one main detail and that was the slave revolt. There was no other context besides that. This book went into detail about the situation before the revolt, during and after while describing the people involved and what led to the atrocities from both sides. This is a book that I could listen to over and over.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-03-15
A must read
This text offers an enlightening look at the history of the Haitian Revolution through a lense of Marxist analysis. It's a must read for students of history and revolutionaries alike.
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