Montréal: Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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354 p., This book, considered a founding work of anthropology of the Lesser Antilles, was written by Jean Benoist and his students from the University of Montreal. It provides information on the social organization of the archipelago and its vision of the world shortly before the disappearance of the plantation system.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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156 p., The reconstruction of Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010 was institutionalized through the creation of the Commission Interimaire pour la reconstruction d'Haiti (Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti, CIRH). More than a year later, the outlook for human rights in Haiti has not changed despite the great promise and strong rhetoric of change. This study seeks to provide evidence for understanding the many facets of extreme poverty in Haiti from a human rights perspective.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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335 p., This study offers in-depth discussion and a new approach to interpreting the failure of the nation state and the chronic weakness of economic development in Haiti. It illustrates, through presentations and recommendations, how the road to true democracy and the eradication of endemic poverty in Haiti has to go through the establishment of the rule of law and strong and sustained economic growth.
