Haiti : hope for a fragile state / / Yasmine Shamsie and Andrew S. Thompson, editors

• Pubblicazione: [Waterloo, Ont.], : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.94
• Soggetto topico: Political science
• Soggetto geografico: Haiti Politics and government 1986- Congresses; Haiti Economic conditions 1971- Congresses; Haiti Foreign relations Congresses
• Altri autori: ShamsieYasmine ThompsonAndrew S <1975-> (Andrew Stuart)
• Note generali: Papers originally presented at the conference Canada in Haiti, held at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Ont., Nov. 3-4, 2005.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Introduction-Haiti: Hope for a Fragile State; The Current and Historical Context; Justice and Security; Building Haiti through Civil Society; Conclusion-La difficile sortie d'une longue transition; Notes on the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: ""This book...avoids the political debates about Jean-Bertrand Aristide that dominate so many current writings about Haiti. Its focus is the society itself, the sources of difference, the origins of violence, and the possibility of change....The superb work done by the editors has established a high standard for future efforts."" (Terry Copp and John English from the Preface) Haiti is a country in the midst of a political, economic, ecological, and social crisis. Violence has sabotaged attempts to establish the rule of law, and state infrastructure is notably absent in much of the
• Titolo autorizzato: Haiti
• ISBN: 1-55458-784-0; 1-280-46573-5; 9786610465736; 1-55458-132-X; 1-4237-8558-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816302803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II