{"product_id":"9781978815414-haiti-fights-back","title":"Haiti Fights Back","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as a \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides the first US scholarly examination of the politician and \u003cem\u003ecaco\u003c\/em\u003e leader (guerrilla fighter) Charlemagne Peralte, who fought against the US military occupation of Haiti. Alexis argues for the importance of documenting resistance while exploring the occupation's mechanics and its imperialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Haitian Studies Association Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eHaiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte\u003c\/i\u003e is the first US scholarly examination of the politician and \u003ci\u003ecaco\u003c\/i\u003e leader (guerrilla fighter) who fought against the US military occupation of Haiti. The occupation lasted close to two decades, from 1915-1934. Alexis argues for the importance of documenting resistance while exploring the occupation's mechanics and its imperialism. She takes us to Haiti, exploring the sites of what she labels as resistance zones, including Péralte's hometown of Hinche and the nation's large port areas--Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien. Alexis offers a new reading of U.S. military archival sources that record Haitian protests as banditry. \u003ci\u003eHaiti Fights Back\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how Péralte launched a political movement, and meticulously captures how Haitian women and men resisted occupation through silence, military battles, and writings. She locates and assembles rare, multilingual primary sources from traditional repositories, living archives (oral stories), and artistic representations in Haiti and the United States. The interdisciplinary work draws on legislation, \u003ci\u003ecacos'\u003c\/i\u003e letters, newspapers, and murals, offering a unique examination of Péralte's life (1885-1919) and the significance of his legacy through the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eHaiti Fights Back\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new approach to the study of the U.S. invasion of the Americas by chronicling how Caribbean people fought back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231001588086,"sku":"9781978815414","price":150.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37502737.jpg?v=1762086256","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781978815414-haiti-fights-back","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}