Haiti in Caribbean Context
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9781349177868 |
| Open Library | OL27462993W |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 1985 - 1985 |
| Language | EN |
Haiti in Caribbean Context
Dynastic Despotism
'Everyone was amazed,' writes an English journalist, 'when the succession passed smoothly ... to Duvalier's teenage son.'1 In this chapter I wish to examine the reasons for the amazement, to attempt an explanation for the smooth succession, and to consider some recent developments that have been taking place in the politics of Haiti. As archdeacon Paley2 has suggested, the explanation for the amazement is to be found in a basic misunderstanding o…
Economic Dependence and Political Autonomy, 1804–1915
By the solemn declaration of independence on January 1 1804, Haiti became the first post-colonial state of Latin America. The black and coloured generals assembled in Gonaïves declared their determination to 'renounce France for ever and to die rather than to live under her domination'. One of the problems facing the new government was how to secure and maintain an effective independence. There are certain social factors which might be said to be…
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Haiti in Caribbean Context
Dynastic Despotism
'Everyone was amazed,' writes an English journalist, 'when the succession passed smoothly ... to Duvalier's teenage son.'1 In this chapter I wish to examine the reasons for the amazement, to attempt an explanation for the smooth succession, and to consider some recent developments that have been taking place in the politics of Haiti. As archdeacon Paley2 has suggested, the explanation for the amazement is to be found in a basic misunderstanding o…
Economic Dependence and Political Autonomy, 1804–1915
By the solemn declaration of independence on January 1 1804, Haiti became the first post-colonial state of Latin America. The black and coloured generals assembled in Gonaïves declared their determination to 'renounce France for ever and to die rather than to live under her domination'. One of the problems facing the new government was how to secure and maintain an effective independence. There are certain social factors which might be said to be…