Latin American Perspectives Series -- Introduction -- French Merchant Capital and the Making of a Slave Society in Saint-Domingue -- Planter Dependency and the Demise of the Slave Regime -- From Revolutionary Leaders to Ruling Class -- The Growth of the Peasantry and the Stalemate of the Bourgeoisie -- State Power, the Color Question, and Foreign Capital -- Black Nationalism, U.S. Capital, and Underdevelopment, 1946-1986 -- Conclusion.