"A good history of a sordid intervention that submitted a people to autocratic rule and did little for economic development." --The New York Times "From Schmidt we get the full details . . . of the brutal racist practices inflicted on the Haitians for nearly all of the nineteen-year American presence in the country." --American Historical Review "The only thoroughgoing study of one of the more discreditable American interventions overseas." --Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Should become the standard work on the ...
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"A good history of a sordid intervention that submitted a people to autocratic rule and did little for economic development." --The New York Times "From Schmidt we get the full details . . . of the brutal racist practices inflicted on the Haitians for nearly all of the nineteen-year American presence in the country." --American Historical Review "The only thoroughgoing study of one of the more discreditable American interventions overseas." --Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Should become the standard work on the subject. . . .required reading for specialists in Caribbean studies and U.S.-Latin American relations." --
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Near Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. A Near Fine Copy Soft Cover Copy. The Only Mar Is The Previous Owners' Name And Date Top Of Half-Title Page. "A Good History Of A Sordid Intervention That Submitted A People To Autocratic Rule And Did Little For Economic Development."--The New York Times "From Schmidt We Get The Full Details...Of The Brutal Racist Practices Inflicted On The Haitians For Nearly All Of The Nineteen-Year American Presence In The Country."--American Historical Review "The Only Thoroughgoing Study Of One Of The More Discreditable American Interventions Overseas."--Journal Of Interdisciplinary History "Should Become The Standard Work On The Subject....Required Reading For Specialists In Caribbean Studies And U.S. -Latin American Relations."-303 Pages Including Epilogue, Notes, Bibliography And Index.
Haiti is probably one of the least understood and most maligned nations in the Western hemisphere. It has been subjected to wars, blockades, occupations, deforestation, dictatorships and demands for countless reparations. Yet it's people never quit. Through hurricanes and earthquakes somehow they maintain their dignity.
Most of us are only familiar with the country as a victim of all of these disasters. The common belief is that Haiti has either somehow deserved all of it or is just a repository of bad luck. The author's carefully researched analysis of one period, the American occupation of it from 1915-1934, most of it from government documents, shows a totally different version of events. He presents the real reasons for the occupation and its disasterous consequences. Life in Haiti is presented from the American and Haitian points of view. This is probably the only book of it's kind. A must read.