Haitian History: New Perspectives (Rewriting Histories)

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Despite Haiti’s proximity to the USA, and its considerable importance to our own history, Haiti barely registered in the historic consciousness of most Americans until recently. Those who struggled to be mindful Haiti’s suffering in the earthquake of 2010 ceaselessly spoke of it as the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, but could not provide an explanation for how it came to be so.

In latest years, the amount of scholarship about the island has increased dramatically. Whereas once this scholarship was once focused on Haiti’s political or military leaders, now the historiography of Haiti features lively debates and different schools of thought. While this body of knowledge has developed, it has been hard for students to grasp its quite a lot of strands. Haitian History presents the best of the latest articles on Haitian history, by both Haitian and foreign scholars, moving from colonial Saint Domingue to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. It’s going to be the go-to one-volume introduction to the field of Haitian history, helping to provide an explanation for how the promise of the Haitian Revolution dissipated, and presenting the major debates and questions in the field today.

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