Introduction: Sovereignty and ownership from the inside and out / Scott Freeman and Robert Maguire -- Haitian sovereignty: a brief history / Laurent Dubois -- Haiti and the limits of sovereignty: trapped in the outer periphery / Robert Fatton Jr -- New wine in old bottles: the failure of the democratic transition in Haiti / Francois Pierre-Louis Jr -- Brazilian and South American political and military engagement in Haiti / Ricardo Seitenfus -- Who owns U.S. aid to Haiti? / Robert Maguire -- Who owns the religion of Haiti? / Karen Richman -- Sovereignty and soil: collective and wage labor in rural Haiti / Scott Freeman -- Street sovereignty: power, violence, and respect among Haitian Baz / Chelsey Kivland -- Conclusion: Reflections on sovereignty / Robert Maguire, Scott Freeman, and Nicholas Johnson.
Summary:
"Contributors illuminate the role of external actors in Haitian sovereign affairs over the course of the last decade, concurrently discussing how Haitians reinforce their self-determination on economic, political, and cultural levels" -- Provided by publisher.
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