Haiti Fights Back
| Author | : Yveline Alexis |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2021-06-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781978815407 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1978815409 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Haiti Fights Back by : Yveline Alexis
Download or read book Haiti Fights Back written by Yveline Alexis and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte is the first US study of the politician and caco leader (guerrilla fighter) who fought against the US occupation of Haiti from 1915-1934. Alexis locates rare multilingual sources from both nations and documents Péralte's political movement and citizens' protests. The interdisciplinary work offers a new approach to studies of the US invasion period by documenting how Caribbean people fought back.
