Books written by Laurent Dubois

Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804 + Pioneers of European Integration and Peace, 1945-1963 + Oil Crisis of 1973-1974

Professors Dubois and Garrigus clarify for students the complex political, economic, and racial issues surrounding the revolution. Useful pedagogical tools include maps, illustrations, a chronology and a selected bibliography.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre + Jesuit Relations + Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804 + Victors and Vanquished

St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre + Jesuit Relations + Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804 + Victors and Vanquished
Common Sense + the Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804 + the Lancaster Treaty of 1744

Common Sense + the Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804 + the Lancaster Treaty of 1744
Freedom Roots: Histories from the Caribbean

To tell the history of the Caribbean is to tell the history of the world," write Laurent Dubois and Richard Lee Turits.
Pocket Guide to Writing in History 7e + Enlightenment + French Revolution and Human Rights + Slave Revolution in Caribbean,...

Pocket Guide to Writing in History 7e + Enlightenment + French Revolution and Human Rights + Slave Revolution in Caribbean,...
Haiti: The Aftershocks of History

Revealing what lies behind the familiar moniker of "the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere," this indispensable book illuminates the foundations on which a new Haiti might yet emerge.
Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution

An exploration of the Haitian Revolution looks at the events and individuals involved in the largest successful slave revolt in history, which was responsible for creating the first independent nation in Latin America.
The Banjo

Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows.
A Colony of Citizens: Revolution and Slave Emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804

The idea of universal rights is often understood as the product of Europe, but as Laurent Dubois demonstrates, it was profoundly shaped by the struggle over slavery and citizenship in the French Caribbean.
Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution

Laurent Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites and French administrators into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism and victory.
The Haiti Reader: History, Culture, Politics

The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life.
The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer

Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama.
The Banjo: America's African Instrument

Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows.
Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France

For those of us who admired the poetics of Les Bleus this is essential reading."—Franklin Foer, author of How Soccer Explains the World "Laurent Dubois is historian, fan and graceful writer all in one.
The Princeton Companion to Atlantic History

These Jewish Eurafricans illustrate that African spiritual traditions, Christianity, and Islam were not the only possibilities available to Africans and their free or enslaved descendants. These Eurafrican Jews are examples of both the ...
Origins of the Black Atlantic

This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship, showing a range of methodological approaches, that can be used to understand and reconstruct the lives of these enslaved people.
Revolution!: The Atlantic World Reborn

A fascinating illustrated volume which brings together three globally influential 18th-century revolutions--in America, France, and Haiti.
Revolution!: The Atlantic World Reborn

Publication accompanies an international traveling exhibition.
Haiti: The Aftershocks of History

But as historian Laurent Dubois makes clear, its difficulties are rooted in its founding revolution, the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world; the hostility that this rebellion generated among the colonial powers; and ...
Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804: A Brief History with Documents

This volume details the first slave rebellion to have a successful outcome, leading to the establishment of Haiti as a free black republic and paving the way for the emancipation of slaves in the rest of the French Empire and the world.