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Haiti: The Aftershocks Of History (2012)

by Laurent Dubois(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0805093354 (ISBN13: 9780805093353)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Metropolitan Books

review 1: I enjoyed this history of Haiti. It isn't exhaustive, it's mostly summary, but I think he hits the important events of this tumultuous place. I found the author's treatment of the 20-year horrendous American occupation to be fair and accurate, and I wish more people knew about the atrocities committed upon the Haitian people by the US government and Marines. However, I didn't think the author did justice to the Duvalier dictators (father and son), especially to 'Baby Doc.' I also felt that the last 30 years of Haiti's history were rushed at the end of the book. I think this is a good introduction to Haitian history.
review 2: This is the second Haiti related book I've read by Dubois, the first one being "Avengers of the New World." I highly dislike both. D... moreubois get way to into the minutiae of his story and loses the big picture argument. In Aftershocks, he spent so much time pouring over every detail of every terrible president in Haiti from 1805-1930 that he completely rushes through the Duvalier and Aristide eras. The epilogue seemed contrived and rushed because of this.Also - its clear that Dubois leans a very particular way when it comes to Haitian history and it comes through in the book. I was also not impressed with his writing style in general - it felt like i was reading a text book half the time with all of the direct source quotations he would litter into the text. For those that are looking for a more comprehensive, "bigger picture" history of Haiti - this is NOT the book for you. less

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