Haiti by Laurent Dubois
Even before the recent earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois demonstrates, Haiti's troubles owe more to a legacy of international punishment for the original sin of staging the only successful slave revolt in the world. Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 rebellion: the crushing indemnities imposed by the former French rulers, which initiated a cycle of debt; the multiple interventions by the U.S. armed forces, including a twenty-year occupation; and the internal divisions and political chaos that are the inevitable consequences of centuries of subversion. At the same time, he also explores Haiti's overlooked successes, as its revolution created a resilient culture insistent on autonomy and equality.
"An authoritative history..Feels chillingly up to date." (AdamHochschild, The New York Times Book Review)"
Avengers of the New World: The Tale of the Haitian Revolution, by Laurent Dubois, was named a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2004. Dubois is the codirector of the Franklin Humanities Institute's Haiti Lab and the Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He has written about Haiti for the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and the New Yorker Web site, among other publications. He is a resident of Durham, North Carolina.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250002365 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250002362 |
| Title | Haiti |
| Author | Laurent Dubois |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
| Year published | 2013-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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