Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sprague, Jeb
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gewalt
Politik
Paramilitärischer Verband
Demokratie
Political violence.
Politics and government
Paramilitary forces.
Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Violence politique > Haïti > Histoire.
Forces paramilitaires > Haïti > Histoire.
Political violence > Haiti > History.
Paramilitary forces > Haiti > History.
Democracy > Haiti > History.
Haiti
Haiti.
Haiti > Politics and government > 1986-
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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