| Description |
1 online resource (366 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Domestic Enemies; THE WORLD OF THE CODE NOIR; BODIN'S VISION; BALANCING "CRIME" AND PUNISHMENT; THE "PREDICAMENT" OF MANUMISSION; 2: Manumission was the Means; THE MOVE TO REGULATION; THE "FREEDOM TAX"; REENSLAVEMENT, RACE, AND REFORM; THE CASE OF MARIE-VICTOIRE; THE MILITARIZATION OF MANUMISSION; THE END(S) OF MANUMISSION; 3: Reconciling Humanity and Public Policy; "THE TRUE INTEREST OF THE MASTERS"; "PRUDENT GOVERNMENT"; "ORDER" AND "HUMANITY." |
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THE LATE COLONIAL DEBATE OVER PLANTER BRUTALITYTHE PROSPECT OF REVOLT; "THE KING WISHES TO BE OBEYED"; "THE OVERTHROW OF THE COLONY"; 4: Stop the Course of these Cruelties; THE COLONIAL PROHIBITION OF TORTURE; THE DEPOSITION OF THE SLAVES; "THE FEELING OF ABSOLUTE POWER"; A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE; PATERNAL INTERVENTION; APPELLATE INTRIGUE; DEATH AND SURVIVAL; 5: Less Just than a Despot?; THE CODE NOIR AS BRIDGE; RACIAL EQUALITY AND THE AUTHORITY OF HISTORY; 6: To Restore Order and Tranquility; THE CODE NOIR OF THE SLAVES; LAW IN THE CAMPS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS AND BIASSOU, 1791-1792 |
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THE CODE OF SONTHONAX AND POLVERELTHE CONDITIONS OF LIBERTY; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival and Manuscript Sources; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index |
| Summary |
A provocative history of Haiti up to 1804, when Haitians became the first formerly enslaved people to overthrow a colonial slaveholding power |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
France. Code noir.
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| SUBJECT |
Code noir (France) fast |
| Subject |
Law -- Haiti -- History
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HISTORY -- Caribbean & West Indies -- General.
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Law
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Politics and government
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Bürgerrecht
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Haitianische Revolution
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Sklaverei
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| SUBJECT |
Haiti -- Politics and government -- 1791-1804. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058364
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| Subject |
Haiti
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011038739 |
| ISBN |
9781139376686 |
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1139376683 |
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1280663871 |
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9781280663871 |
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9781139050173 |
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9781139379540 |
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9781139375252 |
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9781139365581 |
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1107225604 |
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9781107225602 |
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9786613640802 |
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6613640808 |
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9781139378116 |
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9781139371261 |
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