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Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History
Michael Deibert
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Description for Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History
Paperback. A vivid and up-to-the-minute analysis of Haiti's recent history, which overturns the myths and distortions surrounding this so often misunderstood country. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 135. .
The world's first independent black republic, Haiti was forged in the fire of history's only successful slave revolution. Yet more than two hundred years later, the full promise of that revolution - a free country and a free people - remains unfulfilled. Home for more than a decade to one of the world's largest UN peacekeeping forces, Haiti's tumultuous political culture - buffeted by coups and armed political partisans - combined with economic inequality and environmental degradation to create immense difficulties even before the devastating 2010 earthquake killed tens of thousands of ... Read more
The world's first independent black republic, Haiti was forged in the fire of history's only successful slave revolution. Yet more than two hundred years later, the full promise of that revolution - a free country and a free people - remains unfulfilled. Home for more than a decade to one of the world's largest UN peacekeeping forces, Haiti's tumultuous political culture - buffeted by coups and armed political partisans - combined with economic inequality and environmental degradation to create immense difficulties even before the devastating 2010 earthquake killed tens of thousands of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783607983
SKU
V9781783607983
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99-15
About Michael Deibert
Michael Deibert's writing has appeared in The Guardian, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and Le Monde diplomatique, among others. He has been a featured commentator on international affairs on the BBC, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, France 24, and National Public Radio. He is the author of three books: In the Shadow of Saint Death (2014), The Democratic Republic ... Read more
Reviews for Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History
`Deibert's exhaustive reportage gets an edge from his righteous anger on behalf of a people with whom he has a deep and abiding connection. An invaluable sourcebook for the period, and also a riveting read.' Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls' Rising: A Novel of Haiti `Deibert brings ... Read more