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Title: Written in Blood by Robert Debs, Jr Heinl, Nancy Gordon Heinl, Michael Heinl ISBN: 0-7618-0230-4 Publisher: University Press of America Pub. Date: 26 March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Written In Blood
Comment: This is an excellent book. I have yet to read a more unbiassed detailed book on the history of Haiti, wheter in the French or English language.
The book details with precision the lives of the many players that have affected Haiti's political landscape in one way or another.
I recommend this book to all Haitians, or to anyone who's interested in knowing the reasons behind the current horrific political and social situation of Haiti.
You'll be suprised to learn who the true heroes of Haiti are.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ranks with Churchill, Gibbon and Maculay as Timeless Classic
Comment: Very fair, with great detailed understanding of the convolutions of Haiti's tragic history. Glossary provides definitions of French and Creole terms. Photos and maps, along with a very helpful chronology .
I've read Churchill, Gibbon and Maculay's histories and say this book belongs in their company. The compassion for the suffering peoples and the trenchant and bitting comments about the selfish and deluded men and women who usually gain power, is very easy to read and hard to put down.
Living in Miami, having Haitian friends, I now understand why thse people are immagrants, and most of the Cubans who live here are "exiles"; eternal foreigners dreaming about a land with no Fidel. I also reccommend "Continental Drift", a novel about Haiti and the US, as well. Also a very good read. "Written In Blood" is a giant and great book that will leave you with one sure thing: congratulating yourself for reading it and your feeling anger at the poor leaders of Haiti, and compassion for the ordinary people who flee and those who remain.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome book of tragic Haitian history
Comment: This book is awesome. It is a wonderful piece of work. My perspective is as someone who spent 9 months working in Haiti, however, I am not sure how appreciated it would be by someone who is less familiar with the country. It terrificly explains the tragic history of Haiti and ties in somewhat current events. I enjoyed reading it with the familiarity of knowing the places the author descibes. The only negative to this book may be that recent history isn't included due to it's publication date. As those familiar with Haiti well know, the political situation can quickly change in such a fragile country.
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Title: The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R. James ISBN: 0679724672 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder ISBN: 0375506160 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American by Jean-Robert Cadet ISBN: 0292712030 Publisher: University of Texas Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.58 |
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Title: The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer ISBN: 1567512429 Publisher: Common Courage Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Haiti's Predatory Republic: The Unending Transition to Democracy by Robert Fatton ISBN: 1588260852 Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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