The Idea of Haiti: Rethinking Crisis and Development

by Millery Polyné

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816681325
• ISBN13: 9780816681327
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"