The Army of Sufferers : peasant democracy in the early Republic of Haiti

Focuses on Haitian debates concerning popular political participation in the context of the Liberal Revolution of 1843 and the Piquet Rebellion of 1844. The liberal challenge to the regime of President Boyer gave room to a peasant movement, the 'Army of Sufferers' or the Piquets, calling f...

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Main Author: Mimi Sheller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 2000-01-01
Series:NWIG
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Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3488