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1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Fatton illuminates the culture of authoritarianism that, coupled with conditions of extreme underdevelopment, continues to undermine Haiti's recent struggle to establish a meaningful democracy. While offering some hope for the emergence of a more accountable political system, he underscores the profound difficulties of freeing Haitian society from the structural legacy of its long history of despotism."--Jacket. |
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"Though founded in the wake of a revolution that embodied its slave population's quest for freedom and equality, Haiti has endured a history marked by an unending pattern of repressive dictatorial regimes. Exploring that history, Robert Fatton offers a rigorous explanation of how and why the legacy of colonialism, the struggle against slavery, and the intersection of the domestic and world economies have contributed to both material scarcity in the country and the entrenchment of authoritarian rule." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Habitus, political culture, and African legacies -- Social hierarchies and authoritarian legacies -- Presidential monarchism -- The empire arrives: the road to the US occupation -- Imperialism and authoritarianism -- From Duvalier to the unending democratic transition -- Conclusion. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Haiti -- Politics and government.
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Haiti. |
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Politics and government. |
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Haiti -- History.
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History. |
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Despotism -- Haiti.
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Despotism. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fatton, Robert. Roots of Haitian despotism 9781588265449 (DLC) 2007000767 (OCoLC)78071183 |
| ISBN |
9781626371590 (electronic book) |
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1626371598 (electronic book) |
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9781588265449 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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1588265447 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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