Red & black in Haiti : radicalism, conflict, and political change, 1934-1957 /

"In 1934 the republic of Haiti celebrated its 130th anniversary as an independent nation. In that year, too, another sort of Haitian independence occurred, as the United States ended nearly two decades of occupation. In the first comprehensive political history of postoccupation Haiti, Matthew...

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Main Author: Smith, Matthew J. (Caribbean history scholar)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The postoccupation dilemma: ideology and contention in the Vincent years, 1934-1941
  • Brown power, black protest: the Lescot regime and the culture of resistance, 1941-1945
  • The Haitian revolution of 1946
  • Now both sides of the hand have a chance: noirisme and opposition under Estime, 1946-1950
  • Blacks without color: military rule and radicalism in transition, 1950-1957
  • Conclusion.