| Description |
1 online resource (400 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Haiti -- Politics and government -- 1986-
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Haiti. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1986- |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Haiti -- History.
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Democracy. |
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History. |
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Paramilitary forces -- Haiti -- History.
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Paramilitary forces. |
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Political violence -- Haiti -- History.
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Political violence. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1986 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sprague, Jeb. Paramilitarism and the assault on democracy in Haiti. New York : Monthly Review Press, ©2012 9781583673010 1583673016 (DLC) 2012015221 |
| ISBN |
1583673024 (electronic book) |
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9781583673027 (electronic book) |
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9781583673010 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1583673016 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781583673003 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1583673008 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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