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Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships

Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships Housing, Memory, and Daily Life in Haiti - Critical Caribbean Studies

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Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships explores the failed international reconstruction of Port-au-Prince after the devastating 2010 earthquake. It describes the failures of international aid in Haiti while it analyzes examples of Haitian-based reconstruction and economic practices. By interrogating the relationship between indigenous uses of the cityscape and the urbanization of the countryside within a framework that centers on the violence of urban planning, the book shows that the forms of economic development promoted by international agencies institutionalize impermanence and instability. Conversely, it shows how everyday Haitians use and transform the city to create spaces of belonging and forms of citizenship anchored in a long history of resistance to extractive economies. Taking readers into the remnants of failed industrial projects in Haitian provinces and into the streets, rubble, and homes of Port-au-Prince, this book reflects on the possibilities and meanings of dwelling in post-disaster urban landscapes.

Book information

ISBN: 9781978820586
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 307.33609729452
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 362g
Height: 157mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 20mm