Question.1247 - Reading Response 8: HISTORY and Slavery 44 unread replies.1717 replies. Chose one of the following three readings: Anglo-Caribbean: Eric Williams (Trinidad – economic historian) Capitalism and Slavery. Franco-Caribbean: CRL James, (Trinidad – historian) Black Jacobins. Hispano-Caribbean: Michele Reid-Vazquez (PhD in LAS) The year of the lash: free people of color in Cuba and the nineteenth century Atlantic World. Post a response to Week 8 from your reading choice of one of the above options. Write between 500 and 600 words (80% credit): Give a summary of the book: who? what? when? where? What are the basic ideas? (20%) Give your critical (and personal) reaction to the readings. Which things do you agree with? Which do you disagree with? What did you learn that was new? How did text impact you emotionally, if at all? (20%). What are the strengths and weaknesses of this work? Will it be useful in your research interests?
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Reading xxxxxxxx Black xxxxxxxx by x L x JamesSummary xx C x R xxxxx a xxxxxxxxxxx historian xxxxxxxxx Black xxxxxxxx which xxx target xxxxxxxx a xxxxxxx of xxx harsh xxxxxxx of xxx Haitian xxxxxxxxxx that xxxxx around xxx early x and xxxxxxxxxx in xxx establishment xx the xxxxxxxx of xxxxx in xxxxx is xxxxxxxx to xx the xxxxx independent xxxxx nation xx the xxxxx The xxxxxx of xxx revolution xxx not xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxxxxxx as xx got xxx attention xx Briain xxxxxx Spain xxx even xxx United xxxxxx France's xxxxxxx interventions xxxx driven xxxxxxx suppressing xxx rebellion xxx maintaining xxxxxxx of xxx colony xxx due xx internal xxxxxxxxx within xxx French xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx structures xxxxx with xxx persistence xx the xxxxxxxx rebels xxxx led xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx in xx the xxxxxx Republic xxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxx While xxxxxxxx Bonaparte's xxxx to xxxxx reassert xxxxxxx over xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx slavery xxxxxxxx renewed xxxxxxxxxx from xxx Haitian xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx James xxxxx about xxx revolution xxxx a xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx standpoint xx terms xx addressing xxx dynamics xx the xxxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxx the xxxxx of xxxxxxx groups xxxx enslaved xxxxxxxx free xxxxxx of xxxxx French xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx powers xxxxxxx depiction xx the xxxxxxxxxx was xx convey xxx uniqueness xx owned xx terms xx characterizing xxxxx rebellions xx assessing xxxx fueled xxx Haitian xxxxxxxx by xxxxxxx parallels xx the xxxxxx Revolution xxx its xxxxxxxx on xxxxx ideals xxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx of xxx Haitian xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxx in xxx northern xxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxxx against xxx oppressors xxx led xxxxx various xxxxxxxxxxx that xxxxxxxx Toussaint xxxxxxxxxx Born xxxx slavery xxxxxxxxx exceptional xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx skills xxxxxxxxxx rising xx become xxx de xxxxx ruler xx Saint-Domingue xxxxxxxxxxxx Dessalines xxx Henri xxxxxxxxxx among xxxxxx But xxxxx are xx traces xx biased xxxxxxxxx since xxxxx also xxxxxxxxxx L'Ouverture's xxxxx attempts xx impose xxx hierarchial xxxxxx in xxxxxx ways xxxxx deviated xxxx the xxxxxxx revolutionary xxxxxx and xxx conclusion xx driven xxxxxxx exploring xxx long-lasting xxxxxx of xxx Haitian xxxxxxxxxx including xxx influence xx anti-colonial xxxxxxxxx and xxx fight xxx racial xxxxxxxx across xxx globe xxxxxxxx ReactionJames' xxxxx Jacobins xxxxxx a xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx perspective xx the xxxxxxx Revolution xxx emphasis xx the xxxxxxxxxxxxx ideals xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx rather xxxx simply xxxxxxx it xx a xxxxx uprising xx a xxxxxxxxxxx contribution xxx book xxxx challenges xxxxxxxxxxx narratives xxxx often xxxxxxxx the xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx capacity xx Black xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx However xxxx critiques xxxxxxxx James' xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx L'Ouverture xxxxxx harsh xxx focus xx L'Ouverture's xxxxx actions xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxxxxxx situation xxxxx facing xxxxxxxx pressures xxxx I xxxxx like xx state xxxx James xxxxx to xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx that xxx prominently xxxx narrative xxxxx neglects xxx contribution xx women xx other xxxxxxx group xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx Strengths xxx Weaknesses xxxxxxxxx Unique xxxxxxxxxxx James' xxxxxxxx goes xxxxxx simply xxxxxxxxxx events xxxxxxx into xxx motivations xxx ideologies xx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx by xxxx acknowledging xxxx of xxx good xxxxx of xxx event xxxx for xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx around x former xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx Louverture xxxxx Jean-Jacques xxxxxxxxxx declared xxxxxxx independence xxx established xxx country xx the xxxxx black-led xxxxxxxx in xxx world xx renaming xx from xxxxxxxxxxxxxx in xxxxx to xxxxx indigenous xx no xxxxx by xxxxxxxxx a xxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx against xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx Challenge xx traditional xxxxxxxxxx The xxxx critiques xxxxxxxxxxx interpretations xx the xxxxxxx Revolution xxx emphasizes xxx agency xx Black xxxxxx Historical xxxxxxx James xxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxx historical xxxxxxx for xxx revolution xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx landscape xx Haiti xxx the xxxxx Atlantic xxxxx Weaknesses xxxxx on xxxxxxxxxx figures xxx book xxxxxxxxx focuses xx prominent xxxxxxx like xxxxxxxxxxx potentially xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxx broader xxxxxxxxxx Potential xxx bias xxxx argue xxxxxx Marxist xxxxxxxxxxx may xxxxxxxxx his xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxx particularly xx his xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxx Limited xxxxx on xxxxx The xxxx could xxxxxxx from x more xxxxxxx discussion xx the xxxx women xxxxxx in xxx revolution xx accordance xx how xx will xxx my xxxxxxxx topic xxxxxxx the xxxx period xx the xxxxx wherein xxx Haitian xxxxxxxxxx happened xxxxxx the xx century xxxxx my xxxxxxxx focuses xx the xx century xxxxx will xxxx more xxxxxxxx to xxxx were xxx causes xxxx led xx agitation xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxx focus xxxxx irrelevant xxxxx the xxxx explores xxx Haitian xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxxxxxx present-day xxxxx while xxxx research xxxxxxxx Barbados x different xxxxxxxxx island xxxx a xxxxxxxx colonial xxxxxxx and xxxx it xxxxxxx delve xxxx the xxxxxxxx experiences xx indigenous xxxxxx under xxxxx rule xx BarbadosMore Articles From History
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