Abstract
The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution, by Julius S. Scott. London: Verso, 2018 [1986]. Tides of Revolution: Information, Insurgencies, and the Crisis of Colonial Rule in Venezuela, by Cristiana Soriano. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2018. Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies: The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, by William S. Cormack. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019. Mexico City, 1808: Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution, by John Tutino. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2018.
Highlights
– The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution, by Julius S
The birth of a new world was a moment of great optimism, while for others it was an alarming source of dread
The volumes covered in this review all do an excellent job analysing the early years of the Age of Revolutions
Summary
– The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution, by Julius S. – Mexico City, 1808: Power, Sovereignty, and Silver in an Age of War and Revolution, by John Tutino. Maroon communities play a vital role in Scott’s narrative because the revolution in Saint-Domingue energized networks of slave communication and made runaway slaves into agents who spread the news.
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