The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution.
Ghachem, Malick W.
The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (366 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index.
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." 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. THE CODE OF SONTHONAX AND POLVERELTHE CONDITIONS OF LIBERTY; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival and Manuscript Sources; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index.
A provocative history of Haiti up to 1804, when Haitians became the first formerly enslaved people to overthrow a colonial slaveholding power.
English.
9781139376686 1139376683 1280663871 9781280663871 9781139050173 (electronic book) 1139050176 (electronic book) 9781139379540 (electronic bk.) 1139379542 (electronic bk.) 9781139375252 1139375253 1139365584 9781139365581 1107225604 9781107225602 9786613640802 6613640808 1139378112 9781139378116 1139371266 9781139371261
France. Code noir.
Code noir (France)
1791-1804
Law--History.--Haiti
Droit--Histoire.--Haïti
HISTORY--Caribbean & West Indies--General.
Law.
Politics and government
Bürgerrecht
Haitianische Revolution
Sklaverei
Haiti--Politics and government--1791-1804.
Haïti--Politique et gouvernement--1791-1804.
Haiti.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
KGS294 .G48 2012
349.7294
The Old Regime and the Haitian Revolution. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (366 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index.
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." 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. THE CODE OF SONTHONAX AND POLVERELTHE CONDITIONS OF LIBERTY; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival and Manuscript Sources; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index.
A provocative history of Haiti up to 1804, when Haitians became the first formerly enslaved people to overthrow a colonial slaveholding power.
English.
9781139376686 1139376683 1280663871 9781280663871 9781139050173 (electronic book) 1139050176 (electronic book) 9781139379540 (electronic bk.) 1139379542 (electronic bk.) 9781139375252 1139375253 1139365584 9781139365581 1107225604 9781107225602 9786613640802 6613640808 1139378112 9781139378116 1139371266 9781139371261
France. Code noir.
Code noir (France)
1791-1804
Law--History.--Haiti
Droit--Histoire.--Haïti
HISTORY--Caribbean & West Indies--General.
Law.
Politics and government
Bürgerrecht
Haitianische Revolution
Sklaverei
Haiti--Politics and government--1791-1804.
Haïti--Politique et gouvernement--1791-1804.
Haiti.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
KGS294 .G48 2012
349.7294