"So many schemes in agitation": The Haitian State and the Atlantic World

dc.contributor.advisor	Dubois, Laurent M
dc.contributor.author	Gaffield, Julia
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-25T20:15:52Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-25T20:15:52Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.department	History
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation examines Haiti's crucial role in the re-making of the Atlantic World in the early 19th century. The point of departure for this work is Haiti's Declaration of Independence in 1804 and my research explores how events in Haiti raised profound questions about revolutionary legitimacy and national sovereignty. The emergence of Haiti as an independent nation fueled unprecedented international debates about racial hierarchy, the connections between freedom and sovereignty, and the intertwining of ideological and political relationships among nations and empires. While these debates came to be resolved in part during the next two centuries, they remain alive today both for specific nations and for the international community.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10161/5507
dc.subject	Caribbean studies
dc.subject	Law
dc.subject	Economic history
dc.subject	Atlantic World
dc.subject	Haiti
dc.subject	Independence
dc.subject	Sovereignty
dc.title	"So many schemes in agitation": The Haitian State and the Atlantic World
dc.type	Dissertation

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