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Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti /

In this path-breaking book, Jeb Sprague investigates the dangerous world of right-wing paramilitarism in Haiti and its role in undermining the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people. Sprague focuses on the period beginning in 1990 with the rise of Haiti's first democratically elected pres...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sprague, Jeb
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this path-breaking book, Jeb Sprague investigates the dangerous world of right-wing paramilitarism in Haiti and its role in undermining the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people. Sprague focuses on the period beginning in 1990 with the rise of Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the right-wing movements that succeeded in driving him from power. Over the ensuing two decades, paramilitary violence was largely directed against the poor and supporters of Aristide's Lavalas movement, taking the lives of thousands of Haitians. Sprague seeks to unders.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781583673027