Haiti Since 1804 - Critical Perspectives on Class, Power, and Gender

Leading scholar Alex Dupuy investigates themes of class, power, and gender in Haiti in the capitalist world-economy—from independence and indemnity to the US occupation and current crisis after the assassination of President Moïse. This book provides new perspectives on Haiti’s political economy and demystifies major forces that shape Haiti today.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Indemnity, Debt, and Development: A Reprise
Chapter 2: The U.S. Occupation, Foreign Capital, and the Transformation of the Haitian Economy
Chapter 3: The Political Economy of Class and Gender in Haiti
Chapter 4: Whither Haiti After Moïse?
Epilogue
About the Author
Bibliography

About the author

Alex Dupuy is John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at Wesleyan University. He is an internationally recognized scholar and specialist on Haiti and has given interviews and written commentaries on local, national, and international radio and television networks, including Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN and The Agenda with Steve Parkin on Toronto Public TV.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Dupuy, Dupuy Alex
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 18 to 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781538188255
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8825-5
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, Trade Unions, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America, Industrial arbitration & negotiation, Industrial arbitration and negotiation