{"product_id":"rogue-revolutionaries-vanessa-mongey-9780812252552","title":"Rogue Revolutionaries: The Fight for Legitimacy in the Greater Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1822, the \u003ci\u003eMary\u003c\/i\u003e departed Philadelphia and sailed in the direction of the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico. Like most vessels that navigated the Caribbean, the \u003ci\u003eMary\u003c\/i\u003e brought together men who had served under a dozen different flags over the years. Unlike most crews, those aboard the \u003ci\u003eMary\u003c\/i\u003e were in a different line of commerce: they exported revolution. In addition to rifles and pistols, the \u003ci\u003eMary\u003c\/i\u003e transported a box filled with proclamations announcing the creation of the \"Republic of Boricua.\" This imagined republic rested on one principle: equal rights for all, regardless of birthplace, race, or religion. The leaders of the expedition had never set foot in Puerto Rico. And they never would. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we think of the Age of Revolutions, George Washington, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, or Sim Bol咩ar might come to mind. But \u003ci\u003eRogue Revolutionaries\u003c\/i\u003e recovers the interconnected stories of now-forgotten \"foreigners of desperate fortune\" who dreamt of overthrowing colonial monarchy and creating their own countries. They were not members of the political and economic elite; rather, they were ship captains, military veterans, and enslaved soldiers. As a history of ideas and geopolitics grounded in the narratives of extraordinary lives, \u003ci\u003eRogue Revolutionaries\u003c\/i\u003e shows how these men of different nationalities and ethnicities claimed revolution as a universal right and reimagined notions of sovereignty, liberty, and decolonization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the midst of wars and upheavals, the question of who had the legitimacy to launch a revolution and to start a new country was open to debate. Behind the growing power of nation-states, Mongey uncovers a lost world of radical cosmopolitanism grounded in the pursuit of material interests and personal prestige. In demonstrating that these would-be revolutionaries and their fleeting republics were critical to the creation of a new international order, Mongey reminds us of the importance of attending to failures, dead ends, and the unpredictable nature of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Mongey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812252551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812252552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"Vanessa Mongey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983318810879,"sku":"9780812252552","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09d9a616-de8b-4fec-8abe-f55c8e5674c5.jpg?v=1683265934","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rogue-revolutionaries-vanessa-mongey-9780812252552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}