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"Rich in subject matter and eminently readable, this book is also a fine work of scholarship. The more than 1,200 footnotes are models of clarity and relevance; the bibliography and index seem scrupulously accurate. . . While each generation must rewrite its own history, as Nicholls remarks,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
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- Boyer Bazelais
- Henry Christophe
- Francois Duvalier
- Toussaint
- Beaubrun Ardouin
- Saint Domingue
- Rigaud
- Edmond Paul
- Alexis
- Firmin
- Charlier
- Leslie Manigat
- Denis
- Janvier
- Salnave
- Magloire
- Hyppolite
- Daniel Fignole
- Les Cayes
- Frederic Marcelin
- Carl Brouard
- Lespinasse
- Madiou
- Geffrard
- Clarkson
- Rene Depestre
- Antoine Simon
- De Vastey
- Lescot
- Mussolini
- Stenio Vincent
- Louis Dejoie
- Rene Piquion
- Duvalierism
- Jacques Roumain
- Kebreau
- J. C. Dorsainvil
Setting & Locations edit
- Haiti
- United States
- Africa
- France
- Caribbean
- Port-au-prince
- Europe
- Paris
- Dominican Republic
- Salomon
- Jamaica
- Britain
- Soulouque
- Cuba
- Santo Domingo
- Spain
- England
- Germany
- Voodoo
- Ethiopia
- Vatican
- Acaau
- Gonalves
- Italy
- Gonaives
- Leyburn
- Latin America
- Rome
- Jeremie
- Cap Haftien
- Trinidad
First Sentence edit
Ideas of race, colour and national independence have played a central role in the history of Haiti.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 34 of 75 in Cambridge Latin American Studies. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Nicholls (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: Great Britain & USA
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 0521221773
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: Great Britain & USA
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 0521221773
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 301
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