Toussaint Louverture

A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions

Bibliographic Data

ID19902102
AuthorsCharles Forsdick (0000-0001-7470-8421), Christian Høgsbjerg (0000-0003-3477-2992)
Year2017
Publication date2017-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueToussaint Louverture (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPluto Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.26530/oapen_626410
OpenAlexW2746980394
Open LibraryOL28358599M
ISBN9780745335155
LanguageEN
Citations received7

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. \n\nToussaint 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. \n\nThis 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

Art · Jacobin · Political science · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Law · 1743-1803 · 1791-1804 · biography · Biography & Autobiography · Freed persons · Freedmen · Generals · Haiti · Haitian Revolution · History · History: specific events and topics · Humanities · Jacobins · Political · revolution · Revolutionaries · Slavery · Slavery & abolition of slavery · Slavery and abolition of slavery · Toussaint Louverture · Toussaint louverture, 1743?-1803

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