{"product_id":"toussaint-louverture-the-french-revolution-and-the-colonial-problem-paperback-softback-9781509559381","title":"Toussaint Louverture; The French Revolution and the Colonial Problem (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509559381","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eToussaint Louverture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe French Revolution and the Colonial Problem\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAimé Césaire (Author), Kate Nash (Translated by), Gary Wilder (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509559381, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.5 x 2 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"At work here is the pedagogy of Black revolutionary confraternity in an imperial frame. Césaire, poet and politician, gives us Louverture, precursor to anti-colonial history. Toussaint, unflinching champion of universal freedom, gives us Césaire, author of the origin story of anti-colonial struggle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoinette Burton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is the long-overdue publication in English of Aimé Césaire’s account of Toussaint Louverture, the legendary leader of the revolution in Saint-Domingue – a slave revolt against French colonial rule that led to the founding of the independent republic of Haiti.  Saint-Domingue was the first country in modern times to confront the colonial question in practice and in all its complexity.  When Toussaint Louverture burst onto the historical stage, various political movements already existed for political autonomy,  free trade and social equality.  But the French Revolution established a compelling understanding of universal liberty: the Declaration of Human Rights opened up the possibility of claims to liberty and equality by wealthy free Black men in the colony, claims which, when they could not be realized, led to the armed uprising of enslaved Blacks.  A battle for the liberation of one class in colonial society resulted in a revolution to achieve equal rights for all men. And for universal emancipation to be possible, Saint-Domingue itself had to become independent. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Toussaint Louverture put the Declaration into practice unreservedly, demonstrating that there could be no pariah race. He inherited bands of fighters and united them as an army, turning a peasant revolt into a full-scale revolution, a population into a people and a colony into an independent nation-state. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aimé Césaire’s historical and analytical gifts are magnificently displayed in this highly original analysis of the context and actions of the famous revolutionary leader. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of critical and cultural theory and of Latin American history as well as anyone concerned with the nature and impact of colonialism and race.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword – Gary Wilder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: An Exemplary Colony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook One – The Fronde of the Grands Blancs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Power is Isolated\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. A Clumsy Intrusion\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3.  Mistakes of Navigation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Defiant Grands Blancs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. A Double Elimination\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Two – Revolt of the Mulâtres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Parliamentary Idiocy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. A Great Debate\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. A Glimmer\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. A Glimmer Extinguished\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. A Weary Amendment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Barnave’s Revenge\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The Revolt of the Mulâtres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Three – The Nègre Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Limits of the French Revolution\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Apprenticeship\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Compromise and Compromise\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. A Touching Scene\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Imperialism and Imperialism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Saviour of the Powers-That-Be\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Strategy and Tactics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Mission to Undermine\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Taking out Guarantees\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Mobilisation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. The Breach\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. The Logic of a System\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. A War to Make You Lose Your Mind\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. The Pause\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. The Sacrifice\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Let the Masks Drop\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. From Brumaire to Germinal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. For the Roots are Many and Deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Way of a Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimeline of Decrees and Major Events\u003cbr\u003eSignificant Names and Terms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462964900120,"sku":"9781509559381","price":16.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509559381.jpg?v=1785543678","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/toussaint-louverture-the-french-revolution-and-the-colonial-problem-paperback-softback-9781509559381","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}