Why Haiti is Maligned in the Western World: The Contemporary Significance of Bois Caïman and the Haitian Revolution

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Autore principale: Paul C. Mocombe
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contents Why Haiti is Maligned in the Western World: The Contemporary Significance of Bois Caïman and the Haitian Revolution Paul C. Mocombe Ciencias de la Información Jean Haiti Underclass Bois Caïman Boukman Dutty In this article, Paul C. Mocombe, the author, juxtaposes the historical events of Bois Caïman of the Haitian Revolution against Pat Robertson’s statement, following the January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, that the Republic of Haiti’s natural and social circumstances are a result of a pact that the people made with the devil to gain their independence from France, to argue that Robertson’s statement captures the “underlying” reason for the West’s anathema for the island of Haiti and the Haitian people: Haiti’s reluctance to completely accept the Christian metaphysics of their former white colonizers. 2010 artículo científico 1692-5858 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=476655974003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4766 Encuentros application/pdf Universidad Autónoma del Caribe Encuentros (Colombia) Num.16 Vol.8
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spellingShingle Why Haiti is Maligned in the Western World: The Contemporary Significance of Bois Caïman and the Haitian Revolution
Paul C. Mocombe
Ciencias de la Información
Jean
Haiti
Underclass
Bois Caïman
Boukman Dutty
Why Haiti is Maligned in the Western World: The Contemporary Significance of Bois Caïman and the Haitian Revolution Paul C. Mocombe Ciencias de la Información Jean Haiti Underclass Bois Caïman Boukman Dutty In this article, Paul C. Mocombe, the author, juxtaposes the historical events of Bois Caïman of the Haitian Revolution against Pat Robertson’s statement, following the January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, that the Republic of Haiti’s natural and social circumstances are a result of a pact that the people made with the devil to gain their independence from France, to argue that Robertson’s statement captures the “underlying” reason for the West’s anathema for the island of Haiti and the Haitian people: Haiti’s reluctance to completely accept the Christian metaphysics of their former white colonizers. 2010 artículo científico 1692-5858 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=476655974003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4766 Encuentros application/pdf Universidad Autónoma del Caribe Encuentros (Colombia) Num.16 Vol.8
title Why Haiti is Maligned in the Western World: The Contemporary Significance of Bois Caïman and the Haitian Revolution
topic Ciencias de la Información
Jean
Haiti
Underclass
Bois Caïman
Boukman Dutty
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=476655974003