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Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment | 
 enlarge | Author: Hallward
Publisher: Verso
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 387017
Media: Paperback
Pages: 488
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 1844671062
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.94073
EAN: 9781844671069
ASIN: 1844671062
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
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Riveting expose of US-led destruction of democratic government in Haiti.
Once the most lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world. In the late 1980s a remarkable popular mobilization known as Lavalas, or "the flood," sought to liberate the island from decades of US-backed dictatorial rule. After winning a landslide election victory, in 1991 the Lavalas government, led by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown by a bloody military coup. Damming the Flood analyzes how and why Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and Lavalas for good.
The elaborate international campaign to contain, discredit and then overthrow Lavalas at the start of the twenty-first century was perhaps the most successful act of imperial sabotage since the end of the Cold War. Its execution and its impact provide important lessons for those interested in today's political struggles in Latin America and the rest of the post-colonial world.
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Best Book on Haiti's Recent History April 2, 2008
sarah (Boston, USA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I read a lot of books on Haiti, this is the best one I have seen on Haiti's history between 1990 and 2005. Well-written and researched, with strong analysis. It is important for anyone interested in understanding Haiti today, but it is equally important for understanding current U.S. foreign policy. The excellent explanation of how the U.S. undermined and overthrew Haiti's democracy in 2004 applies to similar U.S. efforts in Venezuela over the last 8 years, and current efforts to undermine democracy in Bolivia.
The best book sofar to understand Haiti's recent History August 30, 2008
PaulTrouillot (florida)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great book to understand Haiti's recent turmoils. Hallward like a real forensic scholar dive deep into the
complex events that have shaped Haiti's last 20 years of political ups and downs. The book is honnest and well written. Hallward tried to go beyond partisan politics. After reading this book it is easy to understand why Aristide failed Haiti a second time.
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