.png){kind=logo}
9%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Haiti Rising: Haitian History, Culture, and the Earthquake of 2010
Unknown
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Haiti Rising: Haitian History, Culture, and the Earthquake of 2010
Paperback. The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 thrust the nation into the public consciousness as never before. This book brings together more than 20 of the most prominent authorities on Haiti in to provide both a historical and cultural introduction to Haiti and a chance for earthquake survivors to testify to their experiences. Editor(s): Munro, Martin. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 thrust the nation into the public consciousness as never before. That terrible event piqued interest in a remarkable country with a rich history as both the first black republic in the world and the first country to break free of European imperialism in Latin America. Haiti Rising brings together more than 20 of the most prominent authorities on Haiti in to provide both a historical and cultural introduction to Haiti and a chance for earthquake survivors to testify to their experiences. Ranging widely across politics, society, history, art and culture, contributors ... Read more
The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 thrust the nation into the public consciousness as never before. That terrible event piqued interest in a remarkable country with a rich history as both the first black republic in the world and the first country to break free of European imperialism in Latin America. Haiti Rising brings together more than 20 of the most prominent authorities on Haiti in to provide both a historical and cultural introduction to Haiti and a chance for earthquake survivors to testify to their experiences. Ranging widely across politics, society, history, art and culture, contributors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846314988
SKU
V9781846314988
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Unknown
Martin Munro is Winthrop-King Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Florida State University, and the author of Different Drummers: Rhythm and Race in the Americas (University of California Press, 2010); Exile and Post-1946 Haitian Literature: Alexis, Depestre, Ollivier, Laferrière, Danticat (Liverpool University Press, 2007); and editor of Haiti Rising: Haitian History, Culture and the Earthquake of 2010 (Liverpool University ... Read more
Reviews for Haiti Rising: Haitian History, Culture, and the Earthquake of 2010
This collection, which benefits will be paid to the Fund of Soutien of the Haitian Art Haitian Art Relief Fund (p. 2), undoubtedly remains a rare book which gives the possibility to hear, read and see the words back to the dignity of a country whose history, humanity, cultural generosity, human and literary wealth us outside more often and are ... Read more