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A colony of citizens, revolution & slave emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804, Laurent Dubois

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A colony of citizens, revolution & slave emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804, Laurent Dubois
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A colony of citizens
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Laurent Dubois
Sub title
revolution & slave emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804
Table Of Contents
Insurrection and the language of rights -- A social cartography -- Prophetic rumor -- The insurgent republic -- The arrival of emancipation -- Making slaves citizens -- Worthy of the nation -- War and emancipation -- The mark of freedom -- The revolution's spiral -- The promise of revolution -- The road to Matouba -- Defending the republic -- The new imperial order -- "Vivre libre ou mourir!" -- The exiled republic
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