[Marxism] NEW FROM VERSO: JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE presents THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION

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NEW FROM VERSO

 

JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE presents TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE

THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION

 

ISBN 9781844672615 / £7.99 / $14.95 / Paperback

 

Verso is proud to announce the latest in its Revolutions series: classic texts introduced by today's most thought-provoking writers.

Just in time for Black History Month, and with Barack Obama on the ballot as the first ever black candidate for the US presidency, Verso presents this unprecedented collection of writings by the man who freed Haiti's slaves to became the leader of the second independent republic in the Western hemisphere and the world's first free black republic. Many of these riveting and historically invaluable documents have not previously been available in English.

The book also features a new introduction written by former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected leader of Haiti, twice deposed in coups supported by the United States. Aristide's introduction tells the dramatic story of L'Ouverture's life, and highlights his political and social legacies for Haiti and for anti-colonial movements everywhere.  

As Haiti continues to struggle with the long-term effects of its colonial past and the crushing debt imposed on it by the very powers that once enslaved its people, L'Ouverture's message resonates to this day.   

 

More information from the Verso website:

 

http://www.versobooks.com/books/klm/l-titles/l'ouverture_haiti_rev_series.shtml

 

Available at all good bookshops or from Amazon:

 

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toussaint-LOuverture-Haitian-Revolution-Revolutions/dp/1844672611/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222857327&sr=8-4

 

US: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844672611/ref=s9sdps_c1_14_img1-rfc_p-frt_p-3215_g1-3102_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=15G2S9CJV897PSFQWH70&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=436515901&pf_rd_i=507846

 

Contact: 

davids at verso.co.uk

www.versobooks.com