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A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION SECOND EDITION In this second edition of A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution, distinguished scholar Jeremy D. Popkin provides a nuanced account of the only slave revolt in world history to successfully overthrow a European colonial regime and establish an independent nation. Balancing rigor and accessibility, the author clearly describes the crucial events of the revolution, from the slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 and the emergence of its leader Toussaint Louverture, to the declaration of independence by Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1804, to the consolidation of Haiti's position in the nineteenth century. Featuring original research by the author, the second edition is fully updated to reflect the latest scholarship on the events of the Haitian Revolution. New and expanded material examines the post-revolutionary period up to 1843, the central role of slavery in the history of the Americas, and recent discoveries made by historians from Haiti, the United States, Europe, and other countries from both sides of the Atlantic. Requiring no previous background knowledge in the subject, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses such as History of the Atlantic World, History of the Revolutionary Era, Latin American History to 1820, and History of the African Diaspora, as well a challenging yet comprehensible resource for high school AP World History classes.