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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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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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505 0 |a Introduction -- A history of political violence against the poor -- Popular democracy and attempts -- To turn it back, 1990-2000 -- The return of paramilitarism, 2000-2001 -- The initial attacks, 2001 -- War of attrition, 2002-2004 -- The "uprising" of January and Febuary, 2004 -- The post-coup period, 2004-2005, and beyond -- Conclusion: whither Haiti. 
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