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Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
Laurent Dubois
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Even before the recent earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois demonstrates, Haiti's troubles owe more to a legacy of international punishment for the original sin of staging the only successful slave revolt in the world. Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 rebellion: the crushing indemnities imposed by the former French rulers, which initiated a cycle of debt; the multiple interventions by the U.S. ... Read more
Even before the recent earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois demonstrates, Haiti's troubles owe more to a legacy of international punishment for the original sin of staging the only successful slave revolt in the world. Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 rebellion: the crushing indemnities imposed by the former French rulers, which initiated a cycle of debt; the multiple interventions by the U.S. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781250002365
SKU
V9781250002365
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Reviews for Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
"An authoritative history...Feels chillingly up to date." (AdamHochschild, The New York Times Book Review)"