Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies : : The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 / / William Cormack.
Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies examines the complex revolutionary struggle in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. The arrival of tricolour cockades - a badge symbol of the French Revolution - and news from Paris in 1789 undermined the royal governors' authority,...
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Windward Islands on the Eve of Revolution
- 2. Rumours of Revolution: The Impact of 1789 in Martinique and Guadeloupe
- 3. Patriots versus Aristocrats: The Coming of Civil War, 1789-1790
- 4. "The Nation, the Law, the King": The Liberal Revolution's Failure in the Windward Islands, 1791
- 5. Counter-Revolution: The Revolt of Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1792-1793
- 6. The Slave-Holding Republic in the Windward Islands, 1793-1794
- 7. Reign of Terror: Victor Hugues's Regime in Guadeloupe, 1794-1798
- 8. Return of the Old Regime: Martinique under British Occupation, 1794-1802
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index