Haiti

Long before a devastating earthquake hit in January 2010, Haiti was one of the most impoverished and oppressed countries in the world. However, in the late 1980s a remarkable popular mobilization known as Lavalas ("the flood") sought to liberate the...

In the aftermath of January's horrific earthquake, the world's attention is focused on Haiti. In this full narrative history of the Caribbean nation, historian Philippe Girard offers insight into Haiti's complex and layered past, showing that its...

'In overthrowing me, you have done no more than cut down the trunk of the tree of liberty - it will spring back from the roots, for they are numerous and deep.' - Toussaint Louverture The leader of the only successful slave revolt in history,...

Beverly Bell, an activist and award-winning writer, has dedicated her life to working for democracy, women's rights, and economic justice in Haiti and elsewhere. Since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake of January 12, 2010, that struck the island nation,...

A bold rethinking of the Haitian Revolution reveals the roots of the only successful slave uprising in the modern world.Unearthing the progenitors of the Haitian Revolution has been a historical project of two hundred years. In A Secret among the Blacks,...

Even before the recent 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...

"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...

Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961297043Author Daniel J D BayardFormat HardbackPage Count 382Imprint L&d PublishingPublisher L&d PublishingWeight(grams) 730gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961297036Author Daniel J D BayardFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Triumph to TragedyPublisher Triumph to TragedyWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm)...

In the summer and fall of 1964, a massacre took place in the small town of Jeremie, Haiti. After an ill-fated uprising, the brutal regime of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier ordered reprisals against the town that some of the insurgents were allegedly from...

Approaching Haiti's history and culture from a multidisciplinary perspectiveThis volume is the first to focus on teaching about Haiti's complex history and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Making broad connections between Haiti and the rest...

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Haiti became the first and only modern country born from a slave revolt. During the first decades of Haitian independence, a wealth of original poetry was created by the inhabitants of the former French Caribbean...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986479477Author Marie Ketsia Theodore-PharelFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Belgazel BooksPublisher Belgazel BooksWeight(grams) 249g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662923777Author Fritznel D OctaveFormat PaperbackPage Count 362Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961297142Author Daniel J D BayardFormat PaperbackPage Count 550Imprint L&d PublishingPublisher L&d PublishingWeight(grams) 798g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645668407Author Clémence OverallFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Mud Brick PressPublisher Mud Brick PressWeight(grams) 513g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951503963Author Dieuveny Jean LouisFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Authors Unite PublishingPublisher Authors Unite PublishingWeight(grams) 259g

In the summer and fall of 1964, a massacre took place in the small town of Jérémie, Haiti. After an ill-fated uprising, the brutal regime of François “Papa Doc” Duvalier ordered reprisals against the town that some of the insurgents were allegedly from...