{"product_id":"the-idea-of-haiti-rethinking-crisis-and-development-paperback-softback-9780816681327","title":"The Idea of Haiti; Rethinking Crisis and Development (Paperback \/ softback) 9780816681327","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Idea of Haiti\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRethinking Crisis and Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMillery Polyné (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816681327\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 June 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.8 cm, 0.402 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, aid workers and offers of support poured in from around the world. Tellingly, though, news reports on the catastrophe and relief efforts frequently included a pejorative description of the country that outsiders were determined to rebuild: the troubled island nation, a nation plagued by political violence. There was much talk of inventing a “new” Haiti, which would presumably mimic Western modes of development and thus mitigate political instability and crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs contributors to this wide-ranging book reveal, Haiti has long been marginalized as an embodiment of alterity, as the other, and the idea of a new Haiti is actually nothing new. An investigation of the notion of newness through the lenses of history and literature, urban planning, religion, and governance, \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Haiti\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the politics and the narratives of Haiti’s past and present. The essays, which grow from original research and in-depth interviews, examine how race, class, and national development inform the policies that envision re-creating the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether the contributors address important questions: How will the present narratives of deviance affect international relief and rebuilding efforts? What do Haitians themselves think about Haiti, old and new? What are the potential complications and weakness of aid strategies during these trying times? And what do we mean by crisis in Haiti?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Yveline Alexis, Rutgers U; Wein Weibert Arthus, State U of Haiti; Greg Beckett, Bowdoin College; Alex Dupuy, Wesleyan U; Harley F. Etienne, U of Michigan; Robert Fatton Jr., U of Virginia; Sibylle Fischer, New York U; Elizabeth McAlister, Wesleyan U; Nick Nesbitt, Princeton U; Karen Richman, U of Notre Dame; Mark Schuller, York College (CUNY); Patrick Sylvain, Brown U; \u0026amp;Eacute;velyne Trouillot, State U of Haiti; Tatiana Wah, Columbia U.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. To Make Visible the “Invisible Epistemological Order”: Haiti, Singularity, and Newness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMillery PolynÉ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI. Revolisyon\/Kriz (Revolution\/Crisis)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Haiti, the Monstrous Anomaly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Nesbitt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Rethinking the Haitian Crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreg Beckett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Remembering Charlemagne PÉralte and His Defense of Haiti’s Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYveline Alexis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eII. Moun\/Demoun (Person\/Dehumanized)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Haiti: Fantasies of Bare Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSibylle Fischer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Violence of Executive Silence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Sylvain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Religion at the Epicenter: Agency and Affiliation in LÉogÂne after the Earthquake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Richman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIII. \u0026amp;Egrave;d (Aid)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Alliance for Progress: A Case Study of Failure of International Commitments to Haiti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWien Weibert Arthus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Urban Planning and the Rebuilding of Port-au-Prince\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarley F. Etienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Cholera and the Camps: Reaping the Republic of NGOs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Schuller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. From Slave Revolt to a Blood Pact with Satan: The Evangelical Rewriting of Haitian History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth McAlister\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Twenty-First Century Haiti-A New Normal? 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