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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968024503321

Autore

Podur Justin <1977->

Titolo

Haiti's new dictatorship : the coup, the earthquake and the UN occupation / / Justin Podur ; foreword by William I. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto Press, 2012

ISBN

1-84964-782-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 192 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobinsonWilliam I

Disciplina

320.97294

Soggetti

History & Archaeology

Regions & Countries - Americas

History - General

Latin America

Haiti Politics and government 1986-

Haiti History 1986-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Context: Haiti in the Americas from independence to today -- 2. Narratives, Media Strategies, and NGO Stories -- 3. The Coup Begins: 2000-04 -- 4. The Slaughter on U.S. Watch: To June 2004 -- 5. Internationalizing the Occupation: The Summer 2004 transition -- 6. Occupation Year Two: 2005 -- 7. The Electoral Game of 2006 -- 8. The Preval Regime, 2006-10 -- 9. The Earthquake and Haiti's Politics of Disaster, 2010/11 -- 10. The 2011 Elections and Michel Martelly -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

From coups to earthquakes, this is a history of a country denied its own freedom.