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Author: Timothy DeTellis Publisher: Primedia E-launch LLC ISBN: 1628905743 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 54
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The mystery of Haiti's history is a story waiting to be told. Today, the reality of Haiti's need has captivated the global community. As the poorest country in the western hemisphere, there seems to be little hope. Opportunity awaits like never before for the country once known as the Pearl of the Antillies. You may be newly aware to understanding the history of Haiti, or could have been an advocate for its progress for years. Take hold of the treasures in this book, learn the history of Haiti, and how the future can be better. Will hope come and build a bridge of opportunity for generations? It may, but it starts with one. One person like you to be part of the future. Tim DeTellis first went to Haiti in 1983 at the age of eleven when his parents started a mission to the poorest of the poor. He learned the Haitian Creole language and speaks it fluently. At the time of the January 12, 2010 historic earthquake, Tim and his wife Sheryl were in Haiti. Tim DeTellis serves as President of New Missions.
Author: Timothy DeTellis Publisher: Primedia E-launch LLC ISBN: 1628905743 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 54
Book Description
The mystery of Haiti's history is a story waiting to be told. Today, the reality of Haiti's need has captivated the global community. As the poorest country in the western hemisphere, there seems to be little hope. Opportunity awaits like never before for the country once known as the Pearl of the Antillies. You may be newly aware to understanding the history of Haiti, or could have been an advocate for its progress for years. Take hold of the treasures in this book, learn the history of Haiti, and how the future can be better. Will hope come and build a bridge of opportunity for generations? It may, but it starts with one. One person like you to be part of the future. Tim DeTellis first went to Haiti in 1983 at the age of eleven when his parents started a mission to the poorest of the poor. He learned the Haitian Creole language and speaks it fluently. At the time of the January 12, 2010 historic earthquake, Tim and his wife Sheryl were in Haiti. Tim DeTellis serves as President of New Missions.
Author: Tim DeTellis Publisher: ISBN: 9781597551717 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 92
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Detellis shares long-term ideas for helping Haiti become a country of opportunity by improving its infrastructure, education system, and establishing churches.
Author: Laurent Dubois Publisher: Metropolitan Books ISBN: 0805095624 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 448
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A passionate and insightful account by a leading historian of Haiti that traces the sources of the country's devastating present back to its turbulent and traumatic history Even before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois makes clear, Haiti's troubled present can only be understood by examining its complex past. The country's difficulties are inextricably rooted in its founding revolution—the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world; the hostility that this rebellion generated among the colonial powers surrounding the island nation; and the intense struggle within Haiti itself to define its newfound freedom and realize its promise. Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 uprising. He details how the crushing indemnity imposed by the former French rulers initiated a devastating cycle of debt, while frequent interventions by the United States—including a twenty-year military occupation—further undermined Haiti's independence. At the same time, Dubois shows, the internal debates about what Haiti should do with its hard-won liberty alienated the nation's leaders from the broader population, setting the stage for enduring political conflict. Yet as Dubois demonstrates, the Haitian people have never given up on their struggle for true democracy, creating a powerful culture insistent on autonomy and equality for all. Revealing what lies behind the familiar moniker of "the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere," this indispensable book illuminates the foundations on which a new Haiti might yet emerge.
Author: Millery Polyné Publisher: U of Minnesota Press ISBN: 1452939608 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 276
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After Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, aid workers and offers of support poured in from around the world. Tellingly, though, news reports on the catastrophe and relief efforts frequently included a pejorative description of the country that outsiders were determined to rebuild: the troubled island nation, a nation plagued by political violence. There was much talk of inventing a “new” Haiti, which would presumably mimic Western modes of development and thus mitigate political instability and crisis. As contributors to this wide-ranging book reveal, Haiti has long been marginalized as an embodiment of alterity, as the other, and the idea of a new Haiti is actually nothing new. An investigation of the notion of newness through the lenses of history and literature, urban planning, religion, and governance, The Idea of Haiti illuminates the politics and the narratives of Haiti’s past and present. The essays, which grow from original research and in-depth interviews, examine how race, class, and national development inform the policies that envision re-creating the country. Together the contributors address important questions: How will the present narratives of deviance affect international relief and rebuilding efforts? What do Haitians themselves think about Haiti, old and new? What are the potential complications and weakness of aid strategies during these trying times? And what do we mean by crisis in Haiti? Contributors: Yveline Alexis, Rutgers U; Wein Weibert Arthus, State U of Haiti; Greg Beckett, Bowdoin College; Alex Dupuy, Wesleyan U; Harley F. Etienne, U of Michigan; Robert Fatton Jr., U of Virginia; Sibylle Fischer, New York U; Elizabeth McAlister, Wesleyan U; Nick Nesbitt, Princeton U; Karen Richman, U of Notre Dame; Mark Schuller, York College (CUNY); Patrick Sylvain, Brown U; Évelyne Trouillot, State U of Haiti; Tatiana Wah, Columbia U.
Author: Jean-Bertrand Aristide Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317258444 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 117
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In Haiti - Haitii Jean-Bertrand Aristide combines the artistry of Swahili with the poetic incisiveness of his native Kreyol to produce an eloquent critique of colonialism and an affirmation of humanist principles. Aristide uses poetry, prose and proverbs to tell the epic story of Haiti, the world's first independent Black republic. He chronicles the brutality of the colonisers and the ways in which they attempted to dehumanise Haitians. Aristide illustrates how Haitians' 300-year journey to freedom has been guided by the African philosophy of Ubuntu, a world view that emphasises human solidarity. Today, Aristide writes, it is this same philosophy that can empower a new generation of Africans to resist neo-colonialism. This book is the inspiring inside story of the country which has both suffered in unimaginable ways and dared to dream of freedom. It will be essential reading for all those interested in the past, present and future of Haiti and the prospects for national liberation across the world in the 21st century.
Author: J. Dryden Kuser Publisher: RICHARD G. BADGER THE GORHAM PRESS ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 33
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Haiti is a country of rapidly changing conditions. Like others, emerging from revolution and disorder to peace and the pursuits of peace, it finds its possibilities unlimited. Furthermore, under the Haitian-American treaty, part of the government is being run by the Haitians themselves in the three departments: executive, legislative and judicial; and a portion is controlled by the United States, including the military. In such a two-party control, there is naturally friction and this causes frequent and changing disagreements. Whereas in January, 1920, the bandit trouble was serious, I have just found, during a brief November trip, that this has ceased to be an active danger. In its place there has arisen, not a military worry, but a political one. Haitian agitators, supported by ill-advised Americans, have spread propaganda favoring the withdrawal of the United States from Haiti. Included in this propaganda have been the absurd accusations against the marines of cruelty toward the natives. The question of any cruelty or unnecessary killings has been conclusively disproven by the findings of a Court of Inquiry sent to Haiti, and which has recently published its findings. As to the withdrawal of the United States from Haiti—such a course would be a menace to the world and a sad neglect of duty by the United States. Any American acquainted with Haitian conditions will agree that the marines would scarcely have boarded the American ships before the entire country would be in a state of civil war, the lives and property of foreigners endangered, and the possibility of Haiti paying off her foreign debt would be lost. As opposed to this prospect of revolution, we have a bright future for Haiti, if the United States remains. The country is naturally rich in its products and its soil, and labor is able to work for cheaper wages than elsewhere. This is a great incentive for American business to invest its capital, which means that the country will rapidly become rich again—as it once was in the French days. But unlike conditions in those days, the Haitian himself will share in the future development and wealth.
Author: Fritznel D. Octave Publisher: Gatekeeper Press ISBN: 1662923783 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 338
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Haiti Between Pestilence and Hope: The Progressive Ideals from the Revolution of 1804 Set the Pace brilliantly presents Haiti's entire socio-political and economic history with poignant analysis into a mere eight chapters. From the relatively peaceful and stable pre-colonial period, to the illustrious independence victory, and concluding with Haiti’s current struggles. This book offers unique assistance with understanding Haiti's political instability, social discords, and economic woes without falling into bias theory. It relates the story of a valiant, resilient, creative, imaginative, and mysterious people with objectivity. Above all, it not only diagnoses Haiti's problems but also goes deep into the root causes of those problems and proposes solutions to resolve them and build a better future for Haiti. No matter who you are, young or old, native Haitian or not, a student or professional interested in real knowledge about Haiti, this book is for you. Whether you are a decision-maker or simply interested in Haiti's affairs, you will learn about Haiti’s challenges both past and present, and its hope for the future.
Author: Toni Pressley-Sanon Publisher: University Press of Florida ISBN: 0813072204 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 174
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Honorable Mention, Latin American Studies Association Haiti-Dominican Republic Section Isis Duarte Book Prize Gathering oral stories and visual art from Haiti and two of its "motherlands" in Africa, Istwa across the Water recovers the submerged histories of the island through methods drawn from its deep spiritual and cultural traditions. Toni Pressley-Sanon employs three theoretical anchors to bring together parts of the African diaspora that are profoundly fractured because of the slave trade. The first is the Vodou concept of marasa, or twinned entities, which she uses to identify parts of Dahomey (the present-day Benin Republic) and the Kongo region as Haiti's twinned sites of cultural production. Second, she draws on poet Kamau Brathwaite's idea of tidalectics—the back-and-forth movement of ocean waves—as a way to look at the cultural exchange set in motion by the transatlantic movement of captives. Finally, Pressley-Sanon searches out the places where history and memory intersect in story, expressed by the Kreyòl term istwa. Challenging the tendency to read history linearly, this volume offers a bold new approach for understanding Haitian histories and imagining Haitian futures.
Author: Timothy DeTellis
Author: Timothy DeTellis
Author: Tim DeTellis
Author: Tim DeTellis
Author: Laurent Dubois
Author: Millery Polyné
Author: Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Author: J. Dryden Kuser
Author: Fritznel D. Octave
Author: Toni Pressley-Sanon
Author: Richard M. Morse