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the aftershocks of history

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An edition of Haiti (2012)

Haiti

the aftershocks of history

1st ed.
  • 7 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

Even before the 2010 earthquake, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption, and has often been blamed for its own wretchedness. But as historian Laurent Dubois makes clear, its difficulties are rooted in its founding revolution, the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world; the hostility that this rebellion generated among the colonial powers; and the intense struggle within Haiti itself to define its newfound freedom and realize its promise. Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 uprising. He details how the indemnity imposed by the former French rulers initiated a devastating cycle of debt, while frequent interventions by the United States further undermined Haiti's independence. At the same time, Dubois shows, the internal debates about what Haiti should do with its hard-won liberty alienated the nation's leaders from the broader population, setting the stage for enduring political conflict. Yet the Haitian people have never given up on their struggle for true democracy.--From publisher description.

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Metropolitan Books
Language
English
Pages
434

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Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
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Haiti: the Aftershocks of History
2012, Holt & Company, Henry
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2012, Metropolitan Books
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Table of Contents

Independence
The Citadel
Stalemate
The sacrifice
Looking north
Occupation
Second independence
An immaterial being.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-413) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
972.94
Library of Congress
F1921 .D83 2012, F1921

The Physical Object

Pagination
434 p. :
Number of pages
434

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25273386M
Internet Archive
haitiaftershocks0000dubo_r9e2
ISBN 13
9780805093353
LCCN
2011020162
OCLC/WorldCat
648922902

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