Difference between revisions of "RWBF:Chapter Twelve Development Notes"

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* The adoption of the name Haiti was symbolic of the victory of the oppressed (because of the Taino - "Ayti" was their name for the island.)
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* Blackburn - The Haitian spectacle had an impact directly on the British consideration of slavery.
  
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* Haiti saw some short-term prosperity, but eventually succumbed to debt.  The American occupation followed by the despotic reigns of the Duvaliers and subsequent meddling in the process of democracy might have finally done what Napoleon could not - bring this vitally important country to its knees.
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* In the French Literary References to the revolution, the word "Revolution" was assiduously avoided in favor of words like "revolt, uprising, mutiny, perfidy, and fierce Africans." (Hoffman)
  
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* Haiti continued the fight for independence by supporting Simon Bolivar, among others.  For her continuing dedication to the ideals of freedom, she has paid a heavy price.  Rather than being the sign of a dysfunctional nation, Haiti's ongoing political turmoil is a metaphor for the larger turmoil that goes on today around the world - who gets to hold power and why?  Haiti ping-pongs between rule by the masses and rule by the elite.  This struggle plays out on perhaps a subtler scale in our own country and elsewhere.
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* Until about 1794, colonies had been considered property of the Crown.  Once the directorate accepted the idea that colonies were part of the mother country (like Ireland is to England), it caused a fundamental shift in how the French though about how to resolve issues in the colony. (Popkin) [In part, this confusion accounts for Toussaint's stutter steps in the dance towards independence.

Revision as of 01:31, 15 January 2005

  • Blackburn - The Haitian spectacle had an impact directly on the British consideration of slavery.
  • In the French Literary References to the revolution, the word "Revolution" was assiduously avoided in favor of words like "revolt, uprising, mutiny, perfidy, and fierce Africans." (Hoffman)
  • Until about 1794, colonies had been considered property of the Crown. Once the directorate accepted the idea that colonies were part of the mother country (like Ireland is to England), it caused a fundamental shift in how the French though about how to resolve issues in the colony. (Popkin) [In part, this confusion accounts for Toussaint's stutter steps in the dance towards independence.
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