Silencing the Guns in Haiti - The Promise of Deliberative Democracy

"Silencing the Guns in Haiti" traces Haiti's halting and uncertain quest for democracy from the perspective of someone who played a leading part in every stage of that process.
"A provocative study of the prospects for the rule of law in Haiti."--Marilyn Bowden, "Miami Today"
"(Stotzky) deepens insights into the contradictory obstacles to democratic governance in Haiti."--"Library Journal"
"Controversial and stimulating."--"Choice"
"Lucid and informative. . . . Stotzky gives readers a good foundation for understanding the pressures facing the impoverished but determined Caribbean island."--"Islands"

Résumé

On October 15, 1994, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to power as Haiti's leader. In a blend of political, historical and moral concerns, the author of this study here provides an account of Aristide's reinstatement and explores the uncertain fate of democracy in Haiti.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Irwin P. Stotzky, Stotzky Irwin P.
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.06.1999
• EAN: 9780226776279
• ISBN: 978-0-226-77627-9
• Pages: 310
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Poids: 482 g
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Haiti, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political structures: democracy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Haiti