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The Haitian Revolution
- Capitalism, Slavery and Counter-Modernity
Engelsk Hardback
The Haitian Revolution
- Capitalism, Slavery and Counter-Modernity
Engelsk Hardback

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It is impossible to understand capitalism without analyzing slavery, an institution that tied together three world regions: Europe, the Americas, and Africa. The exploitation of slave labor led to a form of proto-globalization in which violence was indispensable to the production of wealth.  Against the background of this expanding circulation of capital and slave labor, the first revolution in Latin America took place: the Haitian Revolution, which began in 1791 and culminated with Haiti’s declaration of independence in 1804. Taking the Haitian Revolution as a paradigmatic case, Grüner shows that modernity is not a linear evolution from the center to the periphery but, rather, a co-production developed in the context of highly unequal power relations, where extreme forms of conquest and exploitation were an indispensable part of capital accumulation. He also shows that the Haitian Revolution opened up a path to a different kind of modernity, or “counter-modernity,” a path along which Latin America and the Caribbean have traveled ever since. A key work of critical theory from a Latin American perspective, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of critical and cultural theory and of Latin America, as well as anyone concerned with the global impact of capitalism, colonialism, and race.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781509535477
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1509535470
Udg. Dato:
11 okt 2019
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
137mm
Højde:
216mm
Forlag:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Oplagsdato:
11 okt 2019
Forfatter(e):
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