ABSTRACT
Despite Haiti's proximity to the United States, and its considerable importance to our own history, Haiti barely registered in the historic consciousness of most Americans until recently. Those who struggled to understand Haiti's suffering in the earthquake of 2010 often spoke of it as the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, but could not explain how it came to be so.
In recent years, the amount of scholarship about the island has increased dramatically. Whereas once this scholarship was focused on Haiti’s political or military leaders, now the historiography of Haiti features lively debates and different schools of thought. Even as this body of knowledge has developed, it has been hard for students to grasp its various strands. Haitian History presents the best of the recent articles on Haitian history, by both Haitian and foreign scholars, moving from colonial Saint Domingue to the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. It will be the go-to one-volume introduction to the field of Haitian history, helping to explain how the promise of the Haitian Revolution dissipated, and presenting the major debates and questions in the field today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |90 pages
From Saint-Domingue to Haiti
chapter |17 pages
Slave Resistance
chapter |14 pages
“I Am the Subject of the King of Congo”
part |112 pages
Independent Haiti in a Hostile World
chapter |23 pages
Sword-Bearing Citizens
chapter |17 pages
Rural Protest and Peasant Revolt, 1804–1869
chapter |18 pages
“The Black Republic”
part |102 pages
From the Occupation to the Earthquake