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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jean-Philippe Belleau
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 06.09.2024
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia
• EAN: 9780231213783
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21378-3
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Categorie: 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