02273cam a22003374a 4500 115921 20230410101652.0 110523s2012 nyub b 001 0 eng 16793669 2011020162 9780805093353 (OCoLC)ocn648922902 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP NSB IWL IAD BKL OCLCQ VP@ CDX BWX BUR C#P BDX DLC pcc nwht--- 110 F1921 D815h 2012 972.94 Dubois, Laurent, 1971- Haiti : the aftershocks of history / Laurent Dubois. New York : Metropolitan Books, 2012. 434 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [371] -413) e índice. Independence -- The Citadel -- Stalemate -- The sacrifice -- Looking north -- Occupation -- Second independence -- An immaterial being. Even 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. Haiti History. Negros Historia Haití. Haití Historia. Haití Historia Revolución, 1791-1804. Primera Jornada de Catalogacion. lcc bk 11892 11892 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 3 0 110 F1921 D815h 2012 00000109736 2018-10-23 00:00:00 2018-10-23 bk