Killing the Elites - Haiti, 1964

Through a rich historical ethnography of a massacre in the small town of Jérémie, Haiti, Jean-Philippe Belleau offers a new account of the workings of the François "Papa Doc" Duvalier regime and an innovative analysis of anti-elite violence.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Victims and Local Protagonists
Introduction
Part I. The Massacre
1. Chronology of the Massacre
Part II. Illegitimate Members of the Nation
2. Constructing the Enemy
3. Othering the Elite
4. A Pattern of Anti-Elite Massacres, 1812–1964
Part III. Murders Among Persons
5. Jérémie’s World
6. The Excelsior
Part IV. Duvalier’s Evading Executioners
7. Kaponaj
8. The Military Commander
9. Bonds that Hold and Bonds to Break
Part V. The Relational Despot
10. The Ruler’s Anxiety
11. Sociocentric Repression
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jean-Philippe Belleau is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He worked for several years in human rights and diplomacy with the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and NGOs before returning to academia.

Summary

Through a rich historical ethnography of a massacre in the small town of Jérémie, Haiti, Jean-Philippe Belleau offers a new account of the workings of the François “Papa Doc” Duvalier regime and an innovative analysis of anti-elite violence.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Philippe Belleau
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2024
• EAN: 9780231213783
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21378-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Haiti, History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social and cultural anthropology, History of the Americas, Violence and abuse in society, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Haiti, history; social science