Patriots, royalists, and terrorists in the West Indies : the French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802

Patriots, royalists, and terrorists in the West Indies : the French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 / William S. Cormack.

This book provides a history of the French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. Examining political conflict between white factions, as well as economic, social, and racial tensions, it argues that metropolitan news, ideas, language, and political culture played a key role in s...

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Main Author: Cormack, William S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Subjects:
1700-1799
Slave rebellions > West Indies, French.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Slave rebellions
West Indies, French > History > 18th century.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
France
Lesser Antilles > West Indies, French
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This book provides a history of the French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. Examining political conflict between white factions, as well as economic, social, and racial tensions, it argues that metropolitan news, ideas, language, and political culture played a key role in shaping the colonial revolution.
Physical Description:1 online resource (392 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781487519148
1487519141
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 29, 2019).

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