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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Patrick WalshPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780253006271ISBN 10: 0253006279 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 12 April 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction I. Toussaint Louverture 1. Toussaint Louverture and the Family of Saint-Domingue 2. Under the Stick of Maitre Toussaint 3. Free and French : La Constitution de la colonie francaise de Saint-Domingue 4. Toussaint at a Crossroads: The Memoire of the First Soldier of the Republic of Saint Domingue II. Aime Cesaire 5. Cesaire Reads Toussaint: The Haitian Revolution and the Problem of Departmentalization 6. Haitian Building: La Tragedie du Roi Christophe Conclusion: Artisans of Free and French Notes Works Cited IndexReviewsA fruitful intervention in a growing body of literature and increasingly lively debate on the Haitian Revolution and the figure of Toussaint Louverture, the book also contributes to the emerging scholarship on Cesaire, Francophone literature, and postcolonial theory.... Walsh reveals how these texts [by Louverture and Cesaire] are structured, how they function, and what dynamics they contain and what they have to show us about politics and history. Gary Wilder, CUNY Graduate Center <p> Contains all the ingredients to become the next important book in the field of postcolonial studies with the emphasis on French Caribbean culture and literature. --Daniel Desormeaux, University of Chicago--Daniel Desormeaux, University of Chicago Author InformationJohn Patrick Walsh is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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