Free and French in the Caribbean - Toussaint Louverture, Aime Cesaire, and Narratives of Loyal Opposition

Informationen zum Autor John Patrick Walsh is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Klappentext John Patrick Walsh is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Zusammenfassung Offers a deeper understanding of the historical and contemporary problem of "free and French" in the Caribbean Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. Toussaint Louverture 1. Toussaint Louverture and the Family of Saint-Domingue 2. Under the Stick of Maître Toussaint 3. "Free and French": La Constitution de la colonie française de Saint-Domingue 4. Toussaint at a Crossroads: The Mémoire of the "First Soldier of the Republic of Saint Domingue" II. Aimé Césaire 5. Césaire Reads Toussaint: The Haitian Revolution and the Problem of Departmentalization 6. Haitian Building: La Tragédie du Roi Christophe Conclusion: Artisans of Free and French Notes Works Cited Index

Product details

• Authors: John Patrick Walsh, WALSH JOHN PATRICK
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2013
• EAN: 9780253006301
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00630-1
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Blacks in the Diaspora
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)