Format:
1 Online-Ressource (392 pages)
ISBN:
1487519141
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9781487519148
Content:
8. Return of the Old Regime: Martinique under British Occupation, 1794-1802Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1487503954
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1487519141
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cormack, William Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies [Place of publication not identified] : University of Toronto Press, 2019
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
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