Where Black Rules White: A Journey Across And About Hayti

Hesketh-Prichard, a popular Edwardian English travel writer, sailed to Haïti in 1899 to survey the conditions on the island, the first-ever Black-ruled republic. At the time, it was believed no White man had ventured in that mysterious and closed-off part of the world since 1804, after General Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the massacre of all the Whites in what was then known as Saint-Domingue. Hesketh-Prichard had opportunity to venture deep into Haïti's interior, unknown at the time, and was first to witness the practice of vaudoux (voodoo). He also narrowly escaped with his life, after an attempt was made to poison him. Hesketh-Prichard's observations, narrated in an exquisitely understated tone, cover every aspect of Haïtian society in 1899, ranging from the grotesque to the tragi-comical - indeed, the reader will experience just about every emotion in the human spectrum as he devours this immensely entertaining book. More importantly, Hesketh-Prichard's account explains why Haïti, once one of the most prosperous colonies in the New World, is so profoundly dysfunctional today. It also implicitly explains why the current Third World development paradigm is, however well-intentioned, so profoundly ill-conceived. This new 2012 edition comes complete with an expanded index, contextual footnotes, an introductory essay, and specially commissioned cover artwork by Alex Kurtagic.

Where Black Rules White

Hesketh Vernon Hesketh Prichard

Wermod and Wermod Publishing Group

Where Black Rules White : A Journey Across and about Hayti

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Where Black Rules White

Where Black Rules White : A Journey Across and about Hayti