{"product_id":"haiti-the-aftershocks-of-history-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurent Dubois \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eAvengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2004. The Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University, Dubois has written on Haiti for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Web site, among other publications, and is the codirector of the Haiti Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726212894994,"sku":"9781250002365","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a118af9a-e7cd-4bbf-b2f7-bcba07a29adb.jpg?v=1734858106","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/haiti-the-aftershocks-of-history-9781250002365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}