Toussaint Louverture The French Revolution and the Colonial Problem Cesaire Nash

Name: Toussaint Louverture The French Revolution and the Colonial Problem Cesaire Nash
Brand: Aime Cesaire

Aime Cesaire

Toussaint LouvertureThe French Revolution and the Colonial Problem\nAuthor(s): Aim Csaire, Kate Nash, Gary Wilder\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Polity Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509559374, 978-1509559374\nSynopsis\nThis book is the long-overdue publication in English of Aim Csaires 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.