In 1789 the West Indian colony of San Domingo supplied two-thirds of the overseas trade of France. The entire structure of what was arguably the most profitable colony in the world rested on the labour of half a million slaves.
Black Jacobins
READERSHIP: General (US: Trade) ISBN-10: 0140299815 ISBN-13: 9780140299816 Author:
James, C. L. R. /
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication date: May 2001 Format: Paperback / softback Language: English Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
Weight: 266 g Pages: 384 pages pages Title: Black Jacobins