Damming the Flood
Haiti and the Politics of Containment
(Sprache: Englisch)
Once the most lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become
one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world. In the late
1980s a remarkable popular mobilization known as Lavalas, or "the flood,"
sought to liberate the...
one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world. In the late
1980s a remarkable popular mobilization known as Lavalas, or "the flood,"
sought to liberate the...
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Once the most lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become
one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world. In the late
1980s a remarkable popular mobilization known as Lavalas, or "the flood,"
sought to liberate the island from decades of US-backed dictatorial rule. After
winning a landslide election victory, in 1991 the Lavalas government, led by
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown by a bloody military coup.
Damming the Flood analyzes how and why Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the
US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and Lavalas
for good.
The elaborate international campaign to contain, discredit and then overthrow
Lavalas at the start of the twenty-first century was perhaps the most successful
act of imperial sabotage since the end of the Cold War. Its execution and its
impact provide important lessons for those interested in today's political
struggles in Latin America and the rest of the post-colonial world.
one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world. In the late
1980s a remarkable popular mobilization known as Lavalas, or "the flood,"
sought to liberate the island from decades of US-backed dictatorial rule. After
winning a landslide election victory, in 1991 the Lavalas government, led by
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown by a bloody military coup.
Damming the Flood analyzes how and why Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the
US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and Lavalas
for good.
The elaborate international campaign to contain, discredit and then overthrow
Lavalas at the start of the twenty-first century was perhaps the most successful
act of imperial sabotage since the end of the Cold War. Its execution and its
impact provide important lessons for those interested in today's political
struggles in Latin America and the rest of the post-colonial world.
Autoren-Porträt von Peter Hallward
PETER HALLWARD is Professor of Modern European Philosophy at MiddlesexUniversity. He is the author of several books including Absolutely Postcolonial,
Badiou: A Subject to Truth and Out of This World: Deleuze and the Philosophy of
Creation
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter Hallward
- 2007, 192 Seiten, Maße: 15,6 x 23,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Verso Books
- ISBN-10: 1844671062
- ISBN-13: 9781844671069
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Damming the Flood “
"This riveting and deeply-informed account should be carefully read by those who recognizethat Haiti's tragic history is a microcosm of imperial savagery and heroic resistance"
Noam Chomsky, MIT
"Finally, we have an honest rendering of how the Haitian poor sought to advance their struggle
for dignity at the close of the twentieth century and of the forces, within Haiti and without, that
have stymied their struggle. Damming the Flood offers the first accurate analysis of the past
two decades. Peter Hallward's new book is the best study of its kind, and it is required reading
for anyone who seeks to know Haiti and to understand the forces arrayed against all those who
believe in genuine democracy." Paul Farmer, MD, Harvard University
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