Books

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo is a 2012 biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas written by Tom Reiss. The book presents the life and career of Dumas as a soldier and officer during the French Revolution, as well as his military service in Italy during the French Revolutionary …

Baron de Vastey and the Origins of Black Atlantic Humanism

This book brings to light the contributions of Haitian statesman Baron de Vastey in the development of postcolonial and critical race theory. The book demonstrates the influence of de Vastey’s writings and the work of prominent nineteenth and early twentieth-century abolitionists and anti-colonialists. Finally the work argues for the significance of writing by people of color …