Liberty, fraternity, exile [electronic resource] : Haiti and Jamaica after emancipation / Matthew J. Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Beyond the mountains, the sea -- Part I: Collapse, 1838-1859 -- The opportunity of freedom -- One common ruin -- Moral revolutions -- Between empires -- Part II: Revolutions, rebellion, and refugees, 1860-1870 -- Return of liberty -- The course of time -- The troubles of 1865 -- War and peace -- Part III: Disorder and progress, 1870-1888 -- The power of the crown -- The unfortunate republic -- Perpetual exile -- Part IV: A new imperialism, 1890-1915 -- Age of promise -- La Republique C'est la Paix -- Through colonial eyes -- A party of exiles -- Epilogue: Binding tides.

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