Haiti : from revolutionary slaves to powerless citizens : essays on the politics and economics of underdevelopment, 1804-2013 / / Alex Dupuy

• Autore: Dupuy Alex
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.94
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Haiti; Democracy - Haiti - History; Failed states - Haiti
• Soggetto geografico: Haiti Politics and government; Haiti Foreign relations; Haiti Economic conditions
• Classificazione: POL011000POL018000REF000000
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 within the global economic and political order, and how the more dominant members of the international community have, in varying ways, exploited the country over the last 200 years"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Haiti
• ISBN: 1-317-93100-9; 1-317-93101-7; 1-315-85654-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787864103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Europa country perspectives.