{"product_id":"the-man-between-fire-and-silence-chains-of-freedom-chains-of-freedom-9798996039142","title":"The Man Between Fire and Silence: Chains of Freedom: Chains of Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carl E. Thelemaque\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thelemaque Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thelemaque Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Caribbean \u0026amp; West Indies - Haiti\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the Revolution, there was a man who refused to be silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the shadows of Paris, long before abolition was declared, Charles-Cezar Th�l�maque stood at the intersection of empire, race, and resistance. \u003cem\u003eChains of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e reconstructs the life of a man history nearly erased-a Black intellectual navigating the contradictions of a nation that proclaimed liberty while sustaining bondage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into slavery in the French Caribbean and carried into the heart of the metropole, Th�l�maque's journey unfolds across salons, courtrooms, and revolutionary assemblies, where the language of universal rights collided with the realities of racial exclusion. Through his eyes, we encounter a France that celebrated freedom in principle while denying it in practice, and a community of free and enslaved people of color struggling to define their place within a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on French and Haitian archives, parliamentary records, and fragmented historical traces, Carl E. Th�l�maque brings to life the hidden presence of Black lives in pre-revolutionary France and the intellectual foundations of political unity among people of color. This first volume traces the emergence of a consciousness that would not only challenge empire, but help reshape the meaning of citizenship, equality, and human dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChains of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe overlooked presence and influence of Black individuals in pre-revolutionary France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe legal fiction of \"free soil\" and its limits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe early formation of revolutionary consciousness among people of color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe intellectual and political groundwork for unity across racial divisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending rigorous archival research with a powerful narrative voice, this work moves beyond traditional biography to become an act of historical recovery. It restores visibility to a life pushed to the margins and challenges readers to reconsider the foundations of freedom itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart biography, part historical reconstruction, and part political meditation, \u003cem\u003eChains of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is the first volume in \u003cem\u003eThe Man Between Fire and Silence\u003c\/em\u003e, a four-volume series tracing the life of Charles-Cezar Th�l�maque across the Atlantic revolutionary age-from enslavement and exile to revolution, nation-building, and the unfinished struggle for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Laurent Dubois, C.L.R. James, and Michel-Rolph Trouillot, this book offers a compelling reexamination of the Haitian Revolution and its broader implications for the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thelemaque Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892782710935,"sku":"9798996039142","price":2334.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798996039142.webp?v=1781188926","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-man-between-fire-and-silence-chains-of-freedom-chains-of-freedom-9798996039142","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}