Haiti Fights Back : : The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte / / Yveline Alexis.

Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte is the first US scholarly examination of the politician and caco leader (guerrilla fighter) who fought against the US military occupation of Haiti. The occupation lasted close to two decades, from 1915-1934. Alexis argues for the importan...

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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Critical Caribbean Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (238 p.) :; 12 b-w images, 1 table
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction: Haiti Fights (Ayiti Goumen)
  • 1. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity/Humanity (Libète, Egalité, ak Fratènite/Imanite)
  • 2. U.S. Invasion (Envazyon Etazini)
  • 3. Haitians—Rise and Defend! (Ayisien(ne)—Leve epi defann!)
  • 4. Péralte Leads (Péralte kòm Lidè)
  • 5. Violence (Vyolans)
  • 6. We’re Still Fighting (Nou Toujou ap Goumen)
  • 7. Second Revolution (Dezyèm Revolisyon)
  • 8. Péralte Resurrected (Péralte Resisite)
  • 9. Liberation with Péralte (Liberasyon ak Péralte)
  • 10. Péralte Will Never Die; He Remains Alive in Popular Memory (Péralte p’ap janm mouri; li rete vivan nan memwa popilè)
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index