Haiti Fights Back

Author	: Yveline Alexis
Publisher	: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages	: 263
Release	: 2021-06-18
ISBN-10	: 9781978815407
ISBN-13	: 1978815409
Rating	: 4/5 (07 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Haiti Fights Back by : Yveline Alexis

Download or read book Haiti Fights Back written by Yveline Alexis and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte is the first US study of the politician and caco leader (guerrilla fighter) who fought against the US occupation of Haiti from 1915-1934. Alexis locates rare multilingual sources from both nations and documents Péralte's political movement and citizens' protests. The interdisciplinary work offers a new approach to studies of the US invasion period by documenting how Caribbean people fought back.

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