ISBN:
9781496232298
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 427 Seiten)
Series Statement:
France overseas
Series Statement:
studies in empire and decolonization
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Liu, Tessie P., 1955 - A frail liberty
DDC:
326/.8094409033
Keywords:
Société des amis des noirs
;
Antislavery movements History 18th century
;
Black people Social conditions
;
Black people Social conditions
;
Electronic books
;
HISTORY / Europe / France
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery
;
France Race relations 18th century
;
History
;
France History Revolution, 1789-1799
;
Haiti History Revolution, 1791-1804
;
France Colonies
;
France Colonies
;
Race relations
Abstract:
By mapping the quandaries of racial equality in Atlantic revolutions, A Frail Liberty contrasts the treatment and status of two colonial populations with African ancestry to document the link between exceptionalism and political inclusion.
Abstract:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Sympathy Ink -- 2. An Ebullient Summer -- 3. Children of a Common Father -- 4. Who Belongs as Citizens? -- 5. Facing Insurrection -- 6. "What Kind of Free Is This?" -- 7. Can the Old Colonies Be Saved? -- 8. The Hermeneutics of Freedom and Violence -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
