The Americas in the age of revolution, 1750-1850 / Lester D. Langley.
The Americas in the age of revolution, 1750-1850 / Lester D. Langley.
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New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N973.3/85
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 374 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Tense Society -- 2. A People at War -- 3. The Dilemmas of Victory -- 4. The Caribbean on the Eve of the Haitian Revolution -- 5. The Slave Rebellion -- 6. The Haitian Revolution -- 7. Iberoamerica on the Eve of Revolution -- 8. The Feared Revolution -- 9. The Price of Victory -- 10. Tocquevil...
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Publisher
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Langley examines the political and social tensions reverberating throughout British, French, and Spanish America, pointing out the characteristics that distinguished each unpheaval from the others: the impact of place or location on the course of revolution; the dynamics of race and color as well as class; the relation between leaders and followers...
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The Americas in the age of revolution, 1750-1850 / Lester D. Langley.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-366) and index.
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N973.3/85
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ISBN
0300066139
9780300066135
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973.3
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991004455879702626
