Haiti, an urban nation? Revisiting Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Haiti
State against Nation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2697625 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine E Smith (0000-0002-1060-4102, New York University), Katherine A Smith (0000-0001-5366-1994, New York University, corresponding author), Katherine Smith (0000-0001-7471-0708) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 195-208 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0921374014526033 |
| OpenAlex | W2067997538 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
In 1991, Michel-Rolph Trouillot published Haiti: State against Nation, which forcefully argued that in Haiti the peasantry is the nation. The peasantry is described as the "productive class," from whom the state and urban elite extract value through a system of tariffs on agricultural exports, primarily coffee, and imported staples. The burden on the peasantry is further exacerbated by the country's growing dependence on predatory loans from foreign states and International Financial Institutions. When Trouillot's work was published, Haiti was on the eve of its first democratic elections. Amidst the optimism of those elections, he cautioned that the historical rift between state and nation had not yet been reconciled. In the years since the publication of State against Nation, much has changed. Here, I revisit Trouillot's work in light of recent history to ask who, or what, is the nation today
Democracy · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Elite · Nation state · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
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Everyday Politics of the World Economy
The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
Peasants and Poverty
Imagined communities
The Indigenist Revolt
In extremis death and life in 21st-century haitian art
Trends in Recent Haitian Literature
Ainsi parla l'oncle
Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |