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oapen-20.500.12657-316092021-11-04T14:08:56Z Toussaint Louverture Forsdick, Charles Høgsbjerg, Christian History Toussaint Louverture Haiti History Slavery biography Haitian Revolution France Saint-Domingue bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTS Slavery & abolition of slavery Toussaint Louverture (c1743-1803) was the heroic leading figure in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, the only successful slave revolt in recorded history, and he remains an international inspiration, seen by many to be one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters who ever lived. Toussaint was a military genius who led an army composed overwhelmingly of former enslaved Africans and people of African descent to victory after victory under the banner ‘Liberty or Death’ over the professional armies of France, Spain and Britain, before paying the ultimate price himself for refusing to compromise with imperial power at the expense of the maintenance of liberty for all. This new political biography of Toussaint aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly introduction to his complex life while critically analysing Toussaint’s political thought, his contribution as a revolutionary leader, and his legacy for both Haiti and the wider world. 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2020-03-17 03:00:32 2020-04-01T13:41:52Z 2020-04-01T13:41:52Z 2017-03-20 book 626410 OCN: 982228963 9781786800282 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31609 eng Revolutionary Lives application/pdf n/a 626410.pdf Pluto Press 10.26530/oapen_626410 10.26530/oapen_626410 e7b13f6b-a18c-4c0b-97b8-d1891104b9c4 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781786800282 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 100052 KU Select 2016 Front List Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Toussaint Louverture (c1743-1803) was the heroic leading figure in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, the only successful slave revolt in recorded history, and he remains an international inspiration, seen by many to be one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters who ever lived.
Toussaint was a military genius who led an army composed overwhelmingly of former enslaved Africans and people of African descent to victory after victory under the banner ‘Liberty or Death’ over the professional armies of France, Spain and Britain, before paying the ultimate price himself for refusing to compromise with imperial power at the expense of the maintenance of liberty for all.
This new political biography of Toussaint aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly introduction to his complex life while critically analysing Toussaint’s political thought, his contribution as a revolutionary leader, and his legacy for both Haiti and the wider world.
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