Haiti: The Tumultuous History - From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken NationSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 14.9.2010 - 256 sivua Why has Haiti been plagued by so many woes? Why have multiple U.S. efforts to create a stable democracy in Haiti failed so spectacularly? Philippe Girard answers these and other questions, examining how colonialism and slavery have left a legacy of racial tension, both within Haiti and internationally; Haitians remain deeply suspicious of white foriegners' motives, many of whom doubt Hatians' ability to govern themselves. He also examines how Haiti's current political instability is merely a continuation of political strife that began during the War of Independence (1791-1804). Finally, Haiti: The Tumultuous History, Girard explores poverty's devastating impact on contemporary Haiti and argues that Haitians--particularly home-grown dictators--bear a big share of the responsibility for their nation's troubles. |
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... lives to makeshift boats in the hope of reaching the distant shores of Florida. But the early afternoon of January 12, seen retrospectively, was a blissful time. The real nightmare was yet to come. At 4:53 P.M. a massive earthquake ...
... lives to makeshift boats in the hope of reaching the distant shores of Florida. But the early afternoon of January 12, seen retrospectively, was a blissful time. The real nightmare was yet to come. At 4:53 P.M. a massive earthquake ...
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... lives of many Haitian children who, maimed during the earthquake, later died on the tarmac of Port-au-Prince's airport when foreign pilots refused to fly them to surgical centers in Florida for fear that they, too, would be charged with ...
... lives of many Haitian children who, maimed during the earthquake, later died on the tarmac of Port-au-Prince's airport when foreign pilots refused to fly them to surgical centers in Florida for fear that they, too, would be charged with ...
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... lives (sturdier structures, like the foreboding U.S. embassy, were largely unscathed; in fact, an earthquake of identical magnitude near San Francisco killed a mere sixty-three people in 1989). People normally overlook past disputes and ...
... lives (sturdier structures, like the foreboding U.S. embassy, were largely unscathed; in fact, an earthquake of identical magnitude near San Francisco killed a mere sixty-three people in 1989). People normally overlook past disputes and ...
Sivu 9
... live in the United States today? Or that child slavery still exists in Haiti? Adding to the general lack of knowledge of Haiti's past is the fact that Haiti is a world of its own, the main features of which are often incomprehensible to ...
... live in the United States today? Or that child slavery still exists in Haiti? Adding to the general lack of knowledge of Haiti's past is the fact that Haiti is a world of its own, the main features of which are often incomprehensible to ...
Sivu 15
... lives to vaccinating Haitian children do so because they believe that Haitians are incapable of providing their ... live in an intellectual world inherited from the colonial days. One must thus take a long step back to the depths of ...
... lives to vaccinating Haitian children do so because they believe that Haitians are incapable of providing their ... live in an intellectual world inherited from the colonial days. One must thus take a long step back to the depths of ...
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The Haitian Revolution 17911804 | 39 |
Haiti after Independence 18041915 | 59 |
Haiti during the First US Occupation 19151934 | 81 |
The Duvaliers Black Revolution 19571986 | 97 |
Aristides Rise to Power 19881991 | 115 |
Haitian Boat People October 1991October 1993 | 133 |
The Préval Presidency 19962001 | 177 |
The Third Aristide Presidency 20012004 | 189 |
The Second Préval Presidency 20062010 | 207 |
Is There Any Hope for Haiti? | 217 |
Where Are They Now? | 231 |
Notes | 235 |
Bibliography | 241 |
Index | 243 |
The Second US Invasion of Haiti October 1993October 1994 | 151 |
The Second Aristide Presidency October 1994February 1996 | 163 |
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African Aristide Aristide’s Bébé Doc became boat cacos Cap Haïtien capital Caribbean Cédras Cédras’s century Christophe Clinton colonial country’s coup Creole democratic Dessalines Doc’s Dominican Republic Duvalier Duvalierist economic election embargo exile Faustin Soulouque force foreign aid former France France’s François Duvalier FRAPH French funds Gonaïves Haïti Haitian American Haitian army Haitian politics Harlan County hope hundred independence invaded island Jacmel Jean-Bertrand Aristide junta killed labor Lafanmi Lavalas Lafontant land later Lavalas leaders lives Louverture Louverture’s Macoutes massacre military million mulatto murder nationalist noiriste officers overthrow Papa Doc peasants Péralte percent Pétion plantations planters poor popular population Port-au-Prince president presidential palace Préval prime minister racial Raoul Cédras rebels regime remained restavek revolution rule rumors Saint-Domingue slavery slaves slums soldiers Soulouque Spanish Sténio Vincent sugar supporters Taino thousand tion took trade U.S. invasion U.S. occupation United victims Voodoo