{"product_id":"books-silencing-the-past-by-michel-rolph-trouillot","title":"Silencing the Past","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow part of the HBO docuseries \u003ci\u003eExterminate All the Brutes\u003c\/i\u003e, written and directed by Raoul Peck\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The 20th anniversary edition of a pioneering classic that explores the contexts in which history is produced--now with a new foreword by renowned scholar Hazel Carby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Placing the West's failure to acknowledge the Haitian Revolution--the most successful slave revolt in history--alongside denials of the Holocaust and the debate over the Alamo, Michel-Rolph Trouillot offers a stunning meditation on how power operates in the making and recording of history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This modern classic resides at the intersection of history, anthropology, Caribbean, African-American, and post-colonial studies, and has become a staple in college classrooms around the country. In a new foreword, Hazel Carby explains the book's enduring importance to these fields of study and introduces a new generation of readers to Trouillot's brilliant analysis of power and history's silences.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53767858716945,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780807080535.jpg?v=1783939774","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-silencing-the-past-by-michel-rolph-trouillot","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}