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This new book, by one of the most eminent theorists in Haitian Studies, offers a searching reinterpretation of Haitian history. Alex Dupuy revisits the early years of Haitian independence, reinscribing Haitian history into larger developments in the history of capitalism. He also offers fresh analyses of the class-color debate in Haitian history and of the controversial decision to pay an indemnity to France in 1825 in exchange for recognition. -- Alyssa Sepinwall, California State University, San Marcos Dupuy has committed an act of scholarship. He offers a bold and provocative appreciation of the Haitian Revolution via an unapologetic application of historical materialist principles. Grounded in a class analysis of the `modes of production' debate and uneven capitalist development, the author chides Haiti's post-independence ruling classes for their dereliction in consolidating a strong state; their failure effectively to proletarianize the ex-slave, peasant classes; and their overall inability to get beyond the divisive legacy of `race,' color, and shade bequeathed to them by their colonial masters. In sum, this is a book about the primitive accumulation of capital in pre- and post-independent Haiti, a country that though remaining in the `periphery' of global capitalism, has long been central to the development of the latter. The book offers an exquisite blend of history, philosophy, theory, and empirical evidence. -- Anton Allahar, Western University

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Alex Dupuy is John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Wesleyan University. His books include Haiti in the World Economy: Class, Race, and Underdevelopment since 1700; Haiti in the New World Order: The Limits of the Democratic Revolution; The Prophet and Power: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the International Community, and Haiti; and Haiti: From Revolutionary Slaves to Powerless Citizens.

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