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Haiti: From Revolutionary Slaves to Powerless Citizens. Essays on the Politics and Economics of Underdevelopment, 1804-2013

By Alex Dupuy

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9780315856544
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
338 kB (346385 bytes)
Series
Europa Country Perspectives
Pages
172\0
Topic
History
Library
Z-Library
Time added
2022-07-17 13:09:40

Description

This title focuses on Haiti from an international perspective. Haiti has endured undue influence from successive French and US governments; its fragile democracy has been founded on subordination to and dominance of foreign powers. This book examines Haiti’s position within the global economic and political order, and how the more dominant members of the international community have, in varying ways, exploited the country over the last 200 years. Acknowledgements Acronyms About the author Introduction 1 The capitalist world-economy, the fetishism of commodities, and the social geography of race: a reply to Michel Foucault 2 Toussaint Louverture, the Haitian Revolution, and Negritude: a critical assessment of Aimé Césaire’s interpretation 3 From revolutionary slaves to powerless citizens 4 The transition to democracy and the demise of color politics in Haiti 5 The World Bank and Haiti: abetting dictatorship, undermining democracy 6 Class, power, sovereignty: Haiti before and after the earthquake Bibliography Index

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