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Autore |
Dupuy Alex |
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Titolo |
Haiti : from revolutionary slaves to powerless citizens : essays on the politics and economics of underdevelopment, 1804-2013 / / Alex Dupuy |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-93100-9 |
1-317-93101-7 |
1-315-85654-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Collana |
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Europa Country Perspectives |
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Classificazione |
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POL011000POL018000REF000000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Haiti |
Democracy - Haiti - History |
Failed states - Haiti |
Haiti Politics and government |
Haiti Foreign relations |
Haiti Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; About the author; Introduction; 1 The capitalist world-economy, the fetishism of commodities, and the social geography of race: a reply to Michel Foucault; 2 Toussaint Louverture, the Haitian Revolution, and Negritude: a critical assessment of Aimé Césaire's interpretation; 3 From revolutionary slaves to powerless citizens; 4 The transition to democracy and the demise of color politics in Haiti; 5 The World Bank and Haiti: abetting dictatorship, undermining democracy |
6 Class, power, sovereignty: Haiti before and after the earthquakeBibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This title focuses on Haiti from an international perspective. Haiti has endured undue influence from successive French and US governments; its fragile 'democracy' has been founded on subordination to and dominance of foreign powers. This book examines Haiti's position |
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