| Description |
1 online resource (400 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the right-wing movements that succeeded in driving him from power. Over the ensuing two decades, paramilitary violence was largely directed against the poor and supporters of Aristide's Lavalas movement, taking the lives of thousands of Haitians. Sprague seeks to unders |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Haiti -- History
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Paramilitary forces -- Haiti -- History
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Political violence -- Haiti -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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Democracy
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Paramilitary forces
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Politics and government
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Political violence
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Demokratie
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Paramilitärischer Verband
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Politik
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Gewalt
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| SUBJECT |
Haiti -- Politics and government -- 1986- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86008159
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Haiti
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Haiti
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012015221 |
| ISBN |
1583673024 |
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9781583673027 |
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