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The Haiti reader : history, culture, politics /

"While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Dubois, Laurent, 1971- (Editor), Glover, Kaiama L., 1972- (Editor), Ménard, Nadève (Editor), Polyné, Millery (Editor), Verna, Chantalle F., 1974- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
Series:Latin America readers.
World readers.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life. Its dozens of selections--most of which appear here in English for the first time--constitute representative works from Haiti's scholarly, literary, religious, visual, musical, and political cultures, and range from poems, novels, and political tracts to essays, legislation, songs, and folk tales. Spanning the centuries between pre-contact indigenous Haiti to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the Reader covers widely known episodes in Haiti's history, such as the U.S. military occupation and the Duvalier dictatorship, as well as overlooked periods such as the decades immediately following Haiti's "second independence" in 1934. Whether examining issues of political upheaval, the environment, and modernization, The Haiti Reader provides an unparalleled look at Haiti's history, culture, and politics"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 529 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781478007609
1478007605