The World of the Haitian Revolution

In January 1804, the once wealthy colony of Saint-Domingue declared its independence from France and adopted the Amerindian name "Haiti." Independence was the outcome of the extraordinary uprising of the colony's slaves. Although a central event in the history of the French in the New World, the full significance of the revolution has yet to be realized. These essays deepen our understanding of Haiti during the period from 1791 to 1815. They consider the colony's history and material culture; its "free people of color;" the events leading up to the revolution and its violent unfolding; the political and economic fallout from the revolution; and its cultural representations.

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"Each chapter promises a major attempt at careful inquiry into complex issues, and each contributor is a recognized scholar of the Haitian Revolution and connected fields of scholarly inquiry. The volume brings a wide range of angles of vision and approaches to the revolution and its place in world history." David Barry Gaspar, Duke University

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Foreword; PrefacePart I : Saint-Domingue on the Eve of Revolution: Politics and Economics 1. The Colony of Saint-Domingue on the Eve of Revolution / David Geggus; 2. Vestiges of the Built Landscape of Pre-revolutionary Saint-Domingue / Jacques de Cauna; 3. Saint-Domingue's Free People of Color and the Tools of Revolution / John Garrigus; 4. On the Road to Citizenship: The Complex Paths toward the Integration of Free People of Color in the Two Capitals of Saint-Domingue / Dominique Rogers; 5. Colonial Absolutism: Politics in Principle and Practice in the Old Regime / Gene OglePart II: Unfolding of the Slave Revolution 6. The Insurgents of 1791, their Leaders, and the Concept of Independence / Yves Benot; 7. Avenging America: The Politics of Violence in the Haitian Revolution / Laurent Dubois; 8. Fetes de l'hymen, fetes de la liberte: Matrimony, Emancipation, and the Creation of New Men / Elizabeth Colwill; 9. The Colonial Vendee / Malick Ghachem; 10. The Slave Revolution and the Unfolding of Independence in Saint-Domingue, 1801-1804 / Carolyn FickPart III: Reverberations 11. The French Revolution's Other Island: The Impact of Saint-Domingue on Revolutionary Politics in France / Jeremy Popkin; 12. Repercussions of the Haitian Revolution in Cuba, 1791-1812 / Ada Ferrer; 13. Exiles in the United States / Ashli White; 14. Free Upon Higher Ground: Saint-Domingue Slaves' Suits for Freedom in U. S. Courts, 1792-1830 / Sue Peabody; 15. Repercussions of the Haitian Revolution in Brazil / Joco Jose Reis and Flavio GomesPart IV: Representations of the Revolution 16. The Specter of Saint-Domingue: The Impact of the Haitian Revolution in the United States and France / Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall; 17. Representations of the Haitian Revolution in French Fiction / Leon-Francois Hoffmann; 18. Neo-Classicism and the Haitian Revolution / Carlo CeliusAfterword; Index

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