Smith, Matthew J. Ph. D.

Red & black in Haiti : radicalism, conflict, and political change, 1934-1957 / Red and black in Haiti Matthew J. Smith. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009. - xi, 278 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-260) and index.

Introduction -- The postoccupation dilemma: ideology and contention in the Vincent years, 1934-1941 -- Brown power, black protest: the Lescot regime and the culture of resistance, 1941-1945 -- The Haitian revolution of 1946 -- Now both sides of the hand have a chance: noirisme and opposition under Estime, 1946-1950 -- Blacks without color: military rule and radicalism in transition, 1950-1957 -- Conclusion.

9780807832653 (alk. paper) 9780807859377 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Communism--History--Haiti--20th century.
Black nationalism--History--Haiti--20th century.
Radicalism--History--Haiti--20th century.
Comunismo--Historia--Haití--Siglo XX.


Haiti--Politics and government--1934-1971.
Haiti--Política y gobierno--1934-1971.

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