Baron de Vastey and the Origins of Black Atlantic Humanism

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Focusing on the influential life and works of the Haitian political writer and statesman, Baron de Vastey (1781-1820), in this book Marlene L. Daut examines the legacy of Vastey's extensive writings as a form of what she calls black Atlantic humanism, a discourse devoted to attacking the enlightenment foundations of colonialism. Daut argues that Vastey, the most important secretary of Haiti's King Henry Christophe, was a pioneer in a tradition...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1349693766

ISBN13:9781349693764

Release Date:March 2019

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:244 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 7.8"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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