Black Spartacus: The Epic Life Of Toussaint Louverture Sudhir Hazareesingh Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The Definitive Modern Biography Of Great Slave Leader Military Genius And Revolutionary Hero Toussaint Louverturethe Haitian Revolution Began In French Caribbean Colony Saint-Domingue With A Revolt August 1791 Culminated Dozen Years Later Proclamation World\ S First Independent Black State After Abolition Slavery 1793 Louverture Himself Former Became Colony\ Population Commander Its Republican Army Eventually Governor During Course His Extraordinary Life He Confronted Some Dominant Forces Age - Settler Colonialism Imperialism Racial Hierarchy Treacherously Seized By Napoleon\ Invading 1802 This Charismatic Figure Ended Days Wordsworth\ Phrase \ Most Unhappy Man Men\ Imprisoned Fortress France Spartacus Draws On Wealth Archival Material Much It Overlooked Previous Biographers To Follow Every Step Louverture\ Singular Journey From Triumphs Against Spanish British Troops Skilful Regional Diplomacy Machiavellian Dealings Successive Colonial Administrators Bold Promulgation An Autonomous Constitution Sudhir Hazareesingh Shows That Developed Unique Vision Leadership Not Solely Response Imported Enlightenment Ideals Events Europe Americas But Through Hybrid Heritage Fraternal Organisations Mysticism African Political Traditions Above All Retrieves Rousing Voice Force Personality Making Engaging As Well Complete Date Death Legend Beacon For Slaves Across Atlantic Generations European Republicans Progressive Figures Inspired Anti-Slavery Campaigner Frederick Douglass Eminent Nineteenth-Century African-American Emancipatory Struggle Was Hailed Those Who Defied Imperial Rule Into Twentieth Era Informed Poet Aimé Césaire\ Seminal Idea Négritude Has Been Celebrated Remarkable Range Plays Songs Novels Statues Here Drama Is Epic Story Superhero Σελίδες: 464 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm