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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 revolutionthe 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 Statesincluding a twenty-year military occupationfurther undermined Haiti's independen

Who reads Haiti : the Aftershocks of History?

Author

Dubois, Laurent, 1971-

Publisher

New York: Metropolitan Books

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805093353

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Travel, History

Rating

4.05 / 5 (315 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14