CLR James’s electrifying 1938 history of the 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins, has long been a staple of many radicals’ libraries. But we now know a lot more about the life of the Haitian revolutionary leader Toussaint L’Ouverture. How does this new knowledge impact our understanding of the Haitian Revolution, and on revolution in general? Sudhir Hazeeresingh, the author of a gripping new biography based on new archival research, ‘Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture, talks with us about about revolutionary leadership and Atlantic history.
Reading:
/292/ Bungazão 2022: Unrealistic Pragmatism, ft. Unbridled Possibility Collective
/291/ The Right Timeline ft. Mattia Salvia
/290/ Cassoulet of Disruption ft. Nathan Sperber
Excerpt: /289/ Aufhebonus Bonus (September)
Excerpt: /288/ Feudal Limpets (Bunga Goes Royal)
/286/ What Was Communism? ft. Branko Milanovic
/284/ Bungazão 2022 ft. Alcysio Canette
Excerpt: /283/ Reading Club: Trust & Mistrust
Bunga Holiday
/281/ Foreign Fighters, Left & Right (I) ft. Stefan Bertram-Lee
Excerpt: /280/ Three Articles: Liberal Nationalism
/279/ Society of the Speculative ft. Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou
Excerpt: /278/ Reading Club: Cynicism & Ideology
/276/ Broken Promises ft. Fritz Bartel
/273/ Eco-Leninism? [UNLOCKED]
Excerpt: /275/ Our Reply to Critics: Review of Reviews
Excerpt: /274/ Aufhebonus Bonus: July 2022
/272/ As Late As Necessary ft. Alex Gourevitch
/270/ Russia vs the West ft. Richard Sakwa
Excerpt: /269/ Three Articles: The 90s
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