{"product_id":"haiti-laurent-dubois-9781250002365","title":"Haiti: The Aftershocks of History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA passionate and insightful account by a leading historian of Haiti that traces the sources of the country's devastating present back to its turbulent and traumatic history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven before the devastating 2010 earthquake, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption, blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois demonstrates, Haiti's troubled present can only be understood by examining its complex past. The country's difficulties are inextricably rooted in its founding revolution---the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world; the hostility that this rebellion generated among the surrounding colonial powers; and the intense struggle within Haiti itself to define its newfound freedom and realize its promise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRevealing what lies behind the familiar moniker \"the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere,\" this indispensable book illuminates the foundations on which a new Haiti might yet emerge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurent DuBois\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250002362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250002365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2013 pg. 24","brand":"Laurent DuBois","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049040441599,"sku":"9781250002365","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_180dfe0a-15e1-4a20-90e5-7246febed01c.jpg?v=1684999266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/haiti-laurent-dubois-9781250002365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}