Haiti, from revolutionary slaves to powerless citizens : essays on the politics and economics of underdevelopment, 1804-2013 / Alex Dupuy.

Show other versions (1)

"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 an...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Europa country perspectives.
Main Author: Dupuy, Alex
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : 2014.
Series:Europa country perspectives.
Subjects:
Haiti > Politics and government.
Haiti > Foreign relations.
Haiti > Economic conditions.
Economic development > Haiti.
Democracy > Haiti > History.
Failed states > Haiti.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference.
REFERENCE / General.
Physical Description:ix, 161 pages ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The capitalist world-economy, the fetishism of commodities, and the social geography of gace : a reply to Michel Foucault
  • Toussaint Louverture, the Haitian Revolution, and negritude : a critical assessment of Aimé Césaire's interpretation
  • From revolutionary slaves to powerless citizens
  • The transition to democracy and the demise of color politics in Haiti
  • The World Bank and Haiti : abetting dictatorship, undermining democracy
  • Class, power, sovereignty : Haiti before and after the earthquake.