Haiti Reader - History, Culture, Politics

Spanning the centuries between pre-contact indigenous Haiti to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the selections in The Haiti Reader introduce readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life.

List of contents

Acknowledgments  xiii
Introduction  1
I. Foundations  7
II. The Second Generation  67
III. The Birth of Modern-Day Haiti 127
IV. Occupied Haiti (1915–1934)  177
V. Second Independence  251
VI. The Duvalier Years  307
VII. Overthrow and the Aftermath of Duvalier  389
VIII. Haiti in the New Millennium  449
Suggestions for Further Reading and Viewing  513
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources  519
Index 527

About the author

Laurent Dubois, Kaiama L. Glover, Nadève Ménard, Millery Polyné, and Chantalle F. Verna, editors

Summary

Spanning the centuries between pre-contact indigenous Haiti to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the selections in The Haiti Reader introduce readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life.

Product details

• Authors: Laurent Glover Dubois
• Assisted by: Laurent Dubois (Editor), Kaiama Glover (Editor), Kaiama L Glover (Editor), Kaiama L. Glover (Editor), Nadeve Menard (Editor), Nadève Ménard (Editor), Millery Polyne (Editor), Millery Polyné (Editor), Chantalle F Verna (Editor), Chantalle F. Verna (Editor)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781478006770
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-0677-0
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: The Latin America Readers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; Karibik, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, TRAVEL / Caribbean & West Indies, Travel - Foreign