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Haitian History

Author : Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415808675

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Haitian History by Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall Pdf

Despite Haiti's proximity to the United States, and its considerable importance to our own history, Haiti barely registered in the historic consciousness of most Americans until recently. Those who struggled to understand Haiti's suffering in the earthquake of 2010 often spoke of it as the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, but could not explain how it came to be so. In recent years, the amount of scholarship about the island has increased dramatically. Whereas once this scholarship was focused on Haiti's political or military leaders, now the historiography of Haiti features lively debates and different schools of thought. Even as this body of knowledge has developed, it has been hard for students to grasp its various strands. Haitian History presents the best of the recent articles on Haitian history, by both Haitian and foreign scholars, moving from colonial Saint Domingue to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. It will be the go-to one-volume introduction to the field of Haitian history, helping to explain how the promise of the Haitian Revolution dissipated, and presenting the major debates and questions in the field today.

The Haitian Revolution

Author : Toussaint L'Ouverture
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788736572

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The Haitian Revolution by Toussaint L'Ouverture Pdf

Toussaint L’Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first black republic. In this collection of his writings and speeches, former Haitian politician Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrates L’Ouverture’s profound contribution to the struggle for equality.

The Haitians

Author : Jean Casimir
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469660493

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The Haitians by Jean Casimir Pdf

In this sweeping history, leading Haitian intellectual Jean Casimir argues that the story of Haiti should not begin with the usual image of Saint-Domingue as the richest colony of the eighteenth century. Rather, it begins with a reconstruction of how individuals from Africa, in the midst of the golden age of imperialism, created a sovereign society based on political imagination and a radical rejection of the colonial order, persisting even through the U.S. occupation in 1915. The Haitians also critically retheorizes the very nature of slavery, colonialism, and sovereignty. Here, Casimir centers the perspectives of Haiti's moun andeyo—the largely African-descended rural peasantry. Asking how these systematically marginalized and silenced people survived in the face of almost complete political disenfranchisement, Casimir identifies what he calls a counter-plantation system. Derived from Caribbean political and cultural practices, the counter-plantation encompassed consistent reliance on small-scale landholding. Casimir shows how lakou, small plots of land often inhabited by generations of the same family, were and continue to be sites of resistance even in the face of structural disadvantages originating in colonial times, some of which continue to be maintained by the Haitian government with support from outside powers.

Hegel, Haiti, and Universal History

Author : Susan Buck-Morss
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780822973348

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Hegel, Haiti, and Universal History by Susan Buck-Morss Pdf

In this path-breaking work, Susan Buck-Morss draws new connections between history, inequality, social conflict, and human emancipation. Hegel, Haiti, and Universal History offers a fundamental reinterpretation of Hegel's master-slave dialectic and points to a way forward to free critical theoretical practice from the prison-house of its own debates. Historicizing the thought of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the actions taken in the Haitian Revolution, Buck-Morss examines the startling connections between the two and challenges us to widen the boundaries of our historical imagination. She finds that it is in the discontinuities of historical flow, the edges of human experience, and the unexpected linkages between cultures that the possibility to transcend limits is discovered. It is these flashes of clarity that open the potential for understanding in spite of cultural differences. What Buck-Morss proposes amounts to a “new humanism,” one that goes beyond the usual ideological implications of such a phrase to embrace a radical neutrality that insists on the permeability of the space between opposing sides and as it reaches for a common humanity.

The Haitian Revolution

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781624661778

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The Haitian Revolution by Anonim Pdf

"A landmark collection of documents by the field's leading scholar. This reader includes beautifully written introductions and a fascinating array of never-before-published primary documents. These treasures from the archives offer a new picture of colonial Saint-Domingue and the Haitian Revolution. The translations are lively and colorful." --Alyssa Sepinwall, California State University San Marcos

Haiti: The Aftershocks of History

Author : Laurent Dubois
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780805095623

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Haiti: The Aftershocks of History by Laurent Dubois Pdf

A passionate and insightful account by a leading historian of Haiti that traces the sources of the country's devastating present back to its turbulent and traumatic history Even before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois makes clear, Haiti's troubled present can only be understood by examining its complex past. The country's difficulties are inextricably 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 surrounding the island nation; 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 crushing indemnity imposed by the former French rulers initiated a devastating cycle of debt, while frequent interventions by the United States—including a twenty-year military occupation—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 as Dubois demonstrates, the Haitian people have never given up on their struggle for true democracy, creating a powerful culture insistent on autonomy and equality for all. Revealing what lies behind the familiar moniker of "the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere," this indispensable book illuminates the foundations on which a new Haiti might yet emerge.

Haiti, History, and the Gods

Author : Joan Dayan,Colin Dayan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0520213688

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Haiti, History, and the Gods by Joan Dayan,Colin Dayan Pdf

Reprint. Originally published: Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.

Stirring the Pot of Haitian History

Author : Michel-Rolph Trouillot,Jean Jonassaint
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800859678

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Stirring the Pot of Haitian History by Michel-Rolph Trouillot,Jean Jonassaint Pdf

Stirring the Pot of Haitian History is the first-ever translation of Ti dife boule sou istoua Ayiti (1977), the earliest book written by Haitian anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot. Challenging understandings of two centuries of Haitian history, Trouillot analyzes the pivotal role of formerly enslaved Haitian revolutionaries in the Revolution and War of Independence (1791-1804), a generation of people who became the founders of the modern Haitian state and advanced the vibrant culture that flourishes in Haiti. This book confronts Haiti's political culture and the racial mythologizing of historical figures such as Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Toussaint Louverture, Andre Rigaud, and Alexandre Petion. Trouillot examines the socio-economic and political contradictions and inequalities within the French colony of Saint-Domingue, traces the unraveling of the racist class system after 1790, and argues that Vodou and the Haitian Creole language provided the underlying cultural cohesion and resistance that led Haiti to independence. This groundbreaking book blends Marxist criticism with Haiti's rich oral storytelling traditions to provide a playful yet incisive account of Haitian political thought that is rooted in the style and culture of Haitian Creole speakers. Proverbs, wordplay, and songs from popular culture and Vodou religion are interspersed with explorations of complex social and political realities and historical hypotheses; readers are thus drawn into a captivating oral performance. In a nation where the Haitian Creole majority language is still marginalized in government and education, Ti dife boule leaps out as a major contribution in the effort to expand Haitian Creole scholarship. Stirring the Pot of Haitian History holds a significant place in the expanding canon of Caribbean literature. The English translation of Trouillot's first book - showing how historical problems continue to reverberate within the contemporary moment - provides readers with a one-of-a-kind Haitian perspective on Haitian revolutionary history and its legacies.

Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World

Author : Julia Gaffield
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469625638

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Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World by Julia Gaffield Pdf

On January 1, 1804, Haiti shocked the world by declaring independence. Historians have long portrayed Haiti's postrevolutionary period as one during which the international community rejected Haiti's Declaration of Independence and adopted a policy of isolation designed to contain the impact of the world's only successful slave revolution. Julia Gaffield, however, anchors a fresh vision of Haiti's first tentative years of independence to its relationships with other nations and empires and reveals the surprising limits of the country's supposed isolation. Gaffield frames Haitian independence as both a practical and an intellectual challenge to powerful ideologies of racial hierarchy and slavery, national sovereignty, and trade practice. Yet that very independence offered a new arena in which imperial powers competed for advantages with respect to military strategy, economic expansion, and international law. In dealing with such concerns, foreign governments, merchants, abolitionists, and others provided openings that were seized by early Haitian leaders who were eager to negotiate new economic and political relationships. Although full political acceptance was slow to come, economic recognition was extended by degrees to Haiti--and this had diplomatic implications. Gaffield's account of Haitian history highlights how this layered recognition sustained Haitian independence.

Haitian Revolution

Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Hourly History
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1540743934

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Haitian Revolution by Hourly History Pdf

Haitian RevolutionThe Haitian Revolution began in 1791 in the French colony of Saint Domingue, when a group of slaves rebelled in order to secure their freedom and the end of slavery. In the midst of the French Revolution, slaves took advantage of volatile political, racial, and social circumstances. Inside you will read about...- The French Colony of Saint Domingue - Race and Class in Saint Domingue: The Coming of Revolution - The French Revolution in Saint Domingue - The Haitian Revolution Breaks Out - The Haitian Revolution and the World - Napoleon - The Continuing Struggle for Freedom And much more! With legendary leaders like Toussaint Louverture, they eventually defeated Napoleon's France to form the independent nation of Haiti. The Haitian Revolution had both global causes and consequences. In the end, the entire world was impacted by the heroic actions of the most dispossessed people in the population.

A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution

Author : Jeremy D. Popkin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444347517

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A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin Pdf

This book offers students a concise and clearly written overview of the events of the Haitian Revolution, from the slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 to the declaration of Haiti’s independence in 1804. Draws on the latest scholarship in the field as well as the author’s original research Offers a valuable resource for those studying independence movements in Latin America, the history of the Atlantic World, the history of the African diaspora, and the age of the American and French revolutions Written by an expert on both the French and Haitian revolutions to offer a balanced view Presents a chronological, yet thematic, account of the complex historical contexts that produced and shaped the Haitian Revolution

Tropics of Haiti

Author : Marlene L. Daut
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781781388808

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Tropics of Haiti by Marlene L. Daut Pdf

A literary history of the Haitian Revolution that explores how scientific ideas about ‘race’ affected 19th-century understandings of the Haitian Revolution and, conversely, how understandings of the Haitian Revolution affected 19th-century scientific ideas about race.

Avengers of the New World

Author : Laurent DUBOIS,Laurent Dubois
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674034365

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Avengers of the New World by Laurent DUBOIS,Laurent Dubois Pdf

Laurent Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites and French administrators into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism and victory.

Written in Blood

Author : Robert Debs Heinl,Nancy Gordon Heinl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002761065

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Written in Blood by Robert Debs Heinl,Nancy Gordon Heinl Pdf

This text provides a history of Haiti from 1492 to the end of 1995.

Maroon Nation

Author : Johnhenry Gonzalez
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300245554

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Maroon Nation by Johnhenry Gonzalez Pdf

A new history of post†‘Revolutionary Haiti, and the society that emerged in the aftermath of the world’s most successful slave revolution Haiti is widely recognized as the only state born out of a successful slave revolt, but the country’s early history remains scarcely understood. In this deeply researched and original volume, Johnhenry Gonzalez weaves a history of early independent Haiti focused on crop production, land reform, and the unauthorized rural settlements devised by former slaves of the colonial plantation system. Analyzing the country’s turbulent transition from the most profitable and exploitative slave colony of the eighteenth century to a relatively free society of small farmers, Gonzalez narrates the origins of institutions such as informal open-air marketplaces and rural agrarian compounds known as lakou. Drawing on seldom studied primary sources to contribute to a growing body of early Haitian scholarship, he argues that Haiti’s legacy of runaway communities and land conflict was as formative as the Haitian Revolution in developing the country’s characteristic agrarian, mercantile, and religious institutions.