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008			130530s2012 nyub b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781250002365
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050	0	0	_aF1921 _b.D83 2012
082	0	0	_a972.9 DUB
100	1		_aDubois, Laurent _d, 1971-
245	1	0	_aHaiti _b: the aftershocks of history _c/ Laurent Dubois
260			_aNew York _b: Picador a Metropolitan Book _c, 2012.
300			_a434 p. _b: maps _c; 21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [371]-413) and index.
505	0		_aIndependence -- The Citadel -- Stalemate -- The sacrifice -- Looking north -- Occupation -- Second independence -- An immaterial being.
520			_aEven before the 2010 earthquake, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption, and has often been blamed for its own wretchedness. But as historian Laurent Dubois makes clear, its difficulties are rooted in its founding revolution, the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world; the hostility that this rebellion generated among the colonial powers; and the intense struggle within Haiti itself to define its newfound freedom and realize its promise. Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 uprising. He details how the indemnity imposed by the former French rulers initiated a devastating cycle of debt, while frequent interventions by the United States further undermined Haiti's independence. At the same time, Dubois shows, the internal debates about what Haiti should do with its hard-won liberty alienated the nation's leaders from the broader population, setting the stage for enduring political conflict. Yet the Haitian people have never given up on their struggle for true democracy.--From publisher description.
651		0	_aHaiti _x--History
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