Originally published in Spanish as La oscuridad y las luces : capitalismo, cultura y revolución by Edhasa in 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The category of slavery and modern racism -- The rebellion of the (slave) masses and the Haitian Revolution -- The disavowed "philosophical revolution" : from Enlightenment thought to the crisis of abstract universalism.
Summary:
"It is impossible to understand capitalism without analyzing slavery. Through an analysis of the Haitian Revolution, Grüner examines the impact of slavery on the evolution of modernity in South America, and the way in which this revolution created a 'counter-modernity, ' a path on which Latin America and the Caribbean have travelled ever since"-- Provided by publisher.
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