Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake

Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake
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The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haitiâ€™s capital on January 12, 2010 will be remembered as one of the worldâ€™s deadliest disasters. The earthquake was a tragedy that gripped the nationâ€”and the world. But as a disaster it also magnified the social ills that have beset this island nation that sits squarely in the United Statesâ€™ diplomatic and geopolitical shadow. The quake exposed centuries of underdevelopment, misguided economic policies, and foreign aid interventions that have contributed to rampant inequality and social exclusion in Haiti.

Tectonic Shifts offers a diverse on-the-ground set of perspectives about Haitiâ€™s cataclysmic earthquake and the aftermath that left more than 1.5 million individuals homeless. Following a critical analysis of Haitiâ€™s heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of foreign policy and most recently neoliberal economic policies, this book addresses a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and political changes that occurred during the relief and reconstruction periods.

Analysis of these realities offers tools for engaged, principled reflection and action. Essays by scholars, journalists, activists, and Haitians still on the island and those in the Diaspora highlight the many struggles that the Haitian people face today, providing lessons not only for those impacted and involved in relief, but for people engaged in struggles for justice and transformation in other parts of the world.
Country USA
Brand Kumarian Press
Manufacturer Kumarian Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
EANs 9781565495128
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Kumarian Press
Manufacturer	Kumarian Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
EANs	9781565495128
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake

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