Haiti's Predatory Republic
... Haiti and the Duvaliers ( New York : Basil Blackwell , 1987 ) , p . 87 . 28. See Laguerre . The Military and Society in Haiti , pp . 122-123 ; Bonnardot and Danroc . La Chute de la Maison Duvalier , pp . 11-150 ; and Claude Moise and ...
The Idea of Haiti
As contributors to this wide-ranging book reveal, Haiti has long been marginalized as an embodiment of alterity, as the other, and the idea of a new Haiti is actually nothing new.
Here is Haiti
Describes aspects of Haitian social structure, religion, culture, peasant economy, and the UNESCO and American Aid programs.
The Haiti Reader
Spanning the centuries between pre-contact indigenous Haiti to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the selections in The Haiti Reader introduce readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks ...
Hearings Before a Select Committee on Haiti and Santo Domingo
... Haiti , and that all the Haitian citizens , since the declaration of their independence in 1804 , have always been attached to their independence . In résumé , I would state that the treaty of 1915 has no abiding force , because the ...
Haiti
While other books portray Haiti as a passive victim of U.S./capitalist manipulations, this book identifies the causes of widespread poverty and political instability as the result of multiple external and internal factors centered in the ...
Haiti's Development Through Expatriate Reconnection
... Haiti's 3.5 million labor force is left idle , with an unemployment rate of about 80 % . Between 1985 and 1994 , per capita Gross National Product declined at an average annual rate of 5 % and Gross Domestic Product fell 31 % over the ...
Haiti: State Against Nation
In this fascinating study, Haitian-born Michel-Rolph Trouillot examines the mechanisms through which the Duvaliers ruthlessly won and then held onto power for twenty-nine years.
Notes From the Last Testament
Notes from the Last Testament, by veteran reporter Michael Deibert, is a riveting narrative account of the events leading up to and including the overthrow of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
Link Haiti's troubled current state to its turbulent history, documenting how the 1804 slave rebellion placed Haiti at odds with the rest of the world while initiating a crushing cycle of debt and leaving the Haitian people struggling for ...
Taking Haiti
The U.S. invasion of Haiti in July 1915 marked the start of a military occupation that lasted for nineteen years--and fed an American fascination with Haiti that flourished even longer.
The Spirits and the Law
The Spirits and the Law examines that vexed history, asking why, from 1835 to 1987, Haiti banned many popular ritual practices. To find out, Kate Ramsey begins with the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath.
Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times
... Haiti . At FLORIDA . At Gonaives , Haiti . NEW YORK . At Norfolk , Va . TEXAS . At Gonalves , Haiti . Light Cruiser Divisions . Rear Admiral A. L. Willard , Commander . ( Trenton , flagship of Admiral Willard . ) TRENTON . At ...
What Happened to Haiti and What to Do About It
This book gives a quick and clear history of Haiti for the past 500 years and how the country could grow with new policies and politics.
Historical Dictionary of Haiti
Map -- Chronology -- The dictionary -- Appendix: Haitian heads of state and prime ministers
Self-Determining Haiti
Reproduction of the original: Self-Determining Haiti by James Weldon Johnson
Haiti
... Haiti in September 1994 dramatically improved Haiti's human rights situation . Yet , while the military leaders who had controlled Haiti fled , the MNF's initial rules of engagement called for a " cooperative " relationship between the ...