The Prophet and Power
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the International Community, and Haiti
Alex Dupuy(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield (Publisher)
Published on 8. December 2006
Book
Hardback
258 pages
978-0-7425-3830-6 (ISBN)
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Description
This compelling book offers a comprehensive analysis of the struggle for democracy in Haiti, set in the context of the tumultuous rise and fall of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Swept to power in 1991 as the champion of Haiti's impoverished majority and their demand for a more just, equal, and participatory democratic society, the charismatic priest-turned-president was overthrown by the military just seven months into his first term. Popular resistance to the junta compelled the United States to lead a multinational force to restore Aristide to power in 1994 to serve out the remainder of his presidency until 1996. When he was re-elected for a second and final term in 2000, Aristide had undergone a dramatic transformation. Expelled from the priesthood and no longer preaching liberation theology, his real objective was to consolidate his and his Lavalas party's power and preserve the predatory state structures he had vowed to dismantle just a decade earlier. To maintain power, Aristide relied on armed gangs, the police, and authoritarian practices. That strategy failed and his foreign-backed foes overthrew and exiled him once again in 2004.
This time, however, the population did not rally in his defense.
This time, however, the population did not rally in his defense.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-3830-6 (9780742538306)
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Person
Alex Dupuy is professor of sociology at Wesleyan University.