Once again Haiti is at a crossroads, reminiscent of the historic moment in 1804 when the seams of society were rent asunder and existential choices lay ahead. Then, as now, the common denominator is the people's freedom--although today a specifically "democratic" freedom, however one chooses to define it. Now, as then, overwhelming questions remain unanswered. In this pathbreaking volume, noted scholar Richard M. Morse brings together a distinguished...