Haiti’s New Dictatorship
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Haiti’s New Dictatorship

The Coup, the Earthquake and the UN Occupation

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Haiti’s New Dictatorship

The Coup, the Earthquake and the UN Occupation

About this book

In 1804 Haiti became the world's first independent Black republic following a slave revolution. Two hundred years later, ravaged by colonialism and corrupt elites, it was placed under a UN military occupation.

Haiti's New Dictatorship is the history of the past seven years, from the 2004 coup against Aristide to the devastating 2010 earthquake,revealing a shocking story of abuse and neglect by international forces. Justin Podur reveals the reality of a supposedly benign international occupation, arguing that the denial of sovereignty is the fundamental cause of Haiti's problems.

A powerful challenge and wake-up call to the international NGO and development community, Haiti's New Dictatorship is essential reading for anyone concerned with justice in the global south and progressive development policies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Foreword by William I. Robinson
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Historical context: Haiti in the Americas from independence to today
  9. 2 Narratives, media strategies, and NGO stories
  10. 3 The coup begins: 2000–04
  11. 4 The slaughter on U.S. watch: to June 2004
  12. 5 Internationalizing the occupation: the summer 2004 transition
  13. 6 Occupation year two: 2005
  14. 7 The electoral game of 2006
  15. 8 The Préval regime, 2006–10
  16. 9 The earthquake and Haiti’s politics of disaster, 2010/11
  17. 10 The 2011 elections and Michel Martelly
  18. Conclusion: replacing dictatorship with sovereignty
  19. Notes
  20. Index