... Not surprisingly, in the years after 1765 the dissenting ministers also feared that the ... t... more ... Not surprisingly, in the years after 1765 the dissenting ministers also feared that the ... that had arisen from the Reformed, Puritan wing of European Protestantism: Congregationalism, Presbyterianism ... face of the earth, who may, with greater pertinency, adopt the language of King ...
Since at least the time of Alexis de Tocqueville's mid-nineteenth century study of the American s... more Since at least the time of Alexis de Tocqueville's mid-nineteenth century study of the American system, scholars have been intrigued by the connection between religion -Christianity and its various denominations -and the creation of the United States. One of the foremost subjects that historians have undertaken regarding this relationship is the dynamic between religion in the American colonies and the American Revolution.
In his 1995 book Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Michel-Rolph Trouillot ... more In his 1995 book Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Michel-Rolph Trouillot has used the construction of both public memory and the academic M a t t s o n | 2 historiography of the Haitian Revolution to explore issues such as dominant narratives, historical silences, and the postmodernist recognition of many truths. These themes can in fact be seen quite often in the recent historiography of the Haitian Revolution due to its remarkable but for too long silenced impact on world history. Trouillot emphasizes the usefulness of the Haitian Revolution in examining the discipline of history itself, down to the insistence upon the rigors of research even in a postmodernist context. "The unearthing of silences," writes Trouillot, "and the historian's subsequent emphasis on the retrospective significance of hitherto neglected events, requires not only extra labor at the archives […] but also a project linked to an interpretation." 1 The historiography of the Haitian Revolution intersects with many issues of French colonialism; modernism, colonialism, postcolonialism, slavery, revolts, revolutions, racism, citizenship, republicanism and historical discourse are all topics which are well-represented in the scholarship. This essay will explore the English-language histories of the Haitian Revolution with a primary focus on the most recent works.
Peter Mattson] [AFH 5259] [Dr. Walker] [Fall 2009] Prior to the outbreak of its first civil war i... more Peter Mattson] [AFH 5259] [Dr. Walker] [Fall 2009] Prior to the outbreak of its first civil war in December 1989, Liberia had been viewed by outsiders as a model for what other African countries could be.
... Not surprisingly, in the years after 1765 the dissenting ministers also feared that the ... t... more ... Not surprisingly, in the years after 1765 the dissenting ministers also feared that the ... that had arisen from the Reformed, Puritan wing of European Protestantism: Congregationalism, Presbyterianism ... face of the earth, who may, with greater pertinency, adopt the language of King ...
Since at least the time of Alexis de Tocqueville's mid-nineteenth century study of the American s... more Since at least the time of Alexis de Tocqueville's mid-nineteenth century study of the American system, scholars have been intrigued by the connection between religion -Christianity and its various denominations -and the creation of the United States. One of the foremost subjects that historians have undertaken regarding this relationship is the dynamic between religion in the American colonies and the American Revolution.
In his 1995 book Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Michel-Rolph Trouillot ... more In his 1995 book Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Michel-Rolph Trouillot has used the construction of both public memory and the academic M a t t s o n | 2 historiography of the Haitian Revolution to explore issues such as dominant narratives, historical silences, and the postmodernist recognition of many truths. These themes can in fact be seen quite often in the recent historiography of the Haitian Revolution due to its remarkable but for too long silenced impact on world history. Trouillot emphasizes the usefulness of the Haitian Revolution in examining the discipline of history itself, down to the insistence upon the rigors of research even in a postmodernist context. "The unearthing of silences," writes Trouillot, "and the historian's subsequent emphasis on the retrospective significance of hitherto neglected events, requires not only extra labor at the archives […] but also a project linked to an interpretation." 1 The historiography of the Haitian Revolution intersects with many issues of French colonialism; modernism, colonialism, postcolonialism, slavery, revolts, revolutions, racism, citizenship, republicanism and historical discourse are all topics which are well-represented in the scholarship. This essay will explore the English-language histories of the Haitian Revolution with a primary focus on the most recent works.
Peter Mattson] [AFH 5259] [Dr. Walker] [Fall 2009] Prior to the outbreak of its first civil war i... more Peter Mattson] [AFH 5259] [Dr. Walker] [Fall 2009] Prior to the outbreak of its first civil war in December 1989, Liberia had been viewed by outsiders as a model for what other African countries could be.
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