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imanisun 's review for:
It's a book that needs reading. James is a trailblazer in charting the San Domingue/Haitian Revolution. It was interesting looking into the inner life of Toussaint (as inner as you can for a rather reticent figure like Toussaint) and a capturing of his eventual downfall. I was not a fan of the way James described Dessalines. There are many many accounts and critiques of this book which I likely share. I have an issue mainly with the focus on solitary figures and the lack of women (or rather, the way the women figure in the book mainly as background) which is less a critique about "representation" and more about capturing a fuller picture of the Revolution. There are more critiques but I'll leave it at that. A good reference point to be sure and I left having learned a lot.