Paramilitarism and the assault on democracy in Haiti / by Jeb Sprague.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Sprague, Jeb.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Democracy--Haiti--History.
• Paramilitary forces--Haiti--History.
• Political violence--Haiti--History.
• Haiti--Politics and government--1986-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this path-breaking book, Jeb Sprague investigates the dangerous world of right-wing paramilitarism in Haiti and its role in undermining the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people. Sprague focuses on the period beginning in 1990 with the rise of Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the right-wing movements that succeeded in driving him from power. Over the ensuing two decades, paramilitary violence was largely directed against the poor and supporters of Aristide's Lavalas movement, taking the lives of thousands of Haitians. Sprague seeks to unders

Contents:

• Introduction
• A history of political violence against the poor
• Popular democracy and attempts to turn it back, 1990-2000
• The return of paramilitarism, 2000-2001
• The initial attacks on the Aristide Presidency, 2001
• War of attrition, 2002-2004
• The "uprising" of January and Febuary, 2004
• The post-coup period, 2004-2005, and beyond
• Conclusion : unending social conflict Haiti.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-304) and index.

ISBN:

• 9781583673034
• 1583673032
• 9781583673027
• 1583673024

OCLC:

828494729