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
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Windward Islands on the Eve of Revolution; 2. Rumours of Revolution: The Impact of 1789 in Martinique and Guadeloupe; 3. Patriots versus Aristocrats: The Coming of Civil War, 1789-1790; 4. "The Nation, the Law, the King": The Liberal Revolution's Failure in the Windward Islands, 1791; 5. Counter-Revolution: The Revolt of Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1792-1793; 6. The Slave-Holding Republic in the Windward Islands, 1793-1794; 7. Reign of Terror: Victor Hugues's Regime in Guadeloupe, 1794-1798
  • 8. Return of the Old Regime: Martinique under British Occupation, 1794-1802Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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