Philippe Girard: 5 books

Why has Haiti been plagued by so many woes? Why have multiple U.S. efforts to create a stable democracy in Haiti failed so spectacularly? Philippe Girard answers these and other questions, examining how colonialism and slavery have left a legacy of racial tension, both within Haiti and internationally;...

The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in...

Here is an annotated, scholarly, multilingual edition of the only lengthy text personally written by Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture: the memoirs he wrote shortly before his death in the French prison of Fort de Joux. The translation is based on an original copy in Louverture's hand never...

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 To a contemporary audience, Haiti brings to mind Voodoo spells, Tontons Macoutes, and boat people--nothing worth fighting over. Two centuries ago, however, Haiti, then known as Saint-Domingue, was the “Pearl of the Antilles,”...

Vingt-six auteurs. Vingt-six lettres. Vingt-six adresses publiques. Un abécédaire. Une refondation de la parole et du sens des mots. La langue, les mots, leurs sens ont le pouvoir de lier une communauté autour d’images, de référents, de débats. Ils ont aussi le dos large. Souvent—particulièrement...