Entangled Alliances : Racialized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution

Cornell University Press

Entangled Alliances is a reinterpretation of the American Revolution through analysis of diplomacy in the emerging United States during decades of hemispheric transformation. Ronald Angelo Johnson brings to light the fascinating story of American patriots and rebels from Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) allying against European tyranny.\nThe American Revolution occurred between two of the greatest achievements in diplomacy of the eighteenth century: the peace treaties at Paris in 1763 and 1783. In Entangled Alliances, Johnson draws on original multilingual sources to offer readers fresh, lively stories in a timely study. While modern understandings of freedom are often linked to the US Declaration of Independence, Johnson argues that the desire of Black Atlantic inhabitants for liberty and\n\nEntangled Alliances\nRacialized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Ma;