Haiti, Rising Flames from Burning Ashes Haiti the Phoenix

by Pierre, Hyppolite

• ISBN13: 9780761833697
• ISBN10: 0761833692
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-31
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Haiti, Rising Flames from Burning Ashes is a brutally honest and precise historical analysis of Haiti and a discussion of how the political system can be reformed to promote democracy, a vibrant economy, and cultural integration. In contrast to traditional theory, Haiti, Rising Flames from Burning Ashes explores the distribution of powers rather than the separation of powers as a solution to Haiti's political and cultural chaos.

Author Biography

Hyppolite Pierre is Adjunct Professor of Comparative Politics at the Community College of Baltimore

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Part I Power in Haiti: 1804-1915
The Struggle for Power at the Genesis of Haiti	3	(6)
Christophe's Governance and the Birth of a Political Philosophy in Haiti	9	(8)
Petion's Governance	17	(14)
Power Consolidation: The Third Musketeer's Final Touch	31	(20)
The Rise of the Traditionalists	51	(12)
The Birth of a Modern Haitian Political Party	63	(14)
Part II From 1915 on: Occupation & American Supremacy in Haiti
The Failure of the State and the First American Occupation	77	(16)
1946-1956: The Last Ten Years of Progress	93	(8)
The Rise of Violenceand Incompetence: Haiti's Final Debacle 1956-2004	101	(20)
The Historical and Contemporary Challenges for Haiti	121	(14)
Part III Reforming the State to Benefit the Nation
The Road to Modernity	135	(6)
Revolutions: Radical and Incremental Processes	141	(32)
The Role of a Military	173	(14)
Haiti and the Concept of Power	187	(18)
Political Parties in Haiti's Distributive Power Process	205	(22)
The CEP and the Importance of an Institution	227	(18)
The Role of the Media	245	(4)
State Institutions and Power	249	(10)
The Judiciary	259	(20)
Legislators Fulfilling Their Mission	279	(8)
The Executive Branch: Haiti's True Achilles' Heel (The failings of autocratic rule)	287	(16)
Empowering the People	303	(4)
Culture, Politics and the Law in Haiti	307	(16)
The Diaspora and the Loss of Confidence in Aristide's Haiti	323	(20)
Facing the Challenges of Development	343	(9)
Notes	352	(7)
Bibliography	359	(4)
Index	363	(12)
About the Author	375