Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships
Housing, Memory, and Daily Life in Haiti
By Vincent Joos | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
About the book
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.
Editions of Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781978820586
- EBook
- ISBN 9781978820609
- PDF
- ISBN 9781978820623
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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.
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What is Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Urban communities / city life
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781978820586
Is Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Critical Caribbean Studies
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships?
Vincent Joos
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Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships is available as paperback(ISBN 9781978820586) and ebook(ISBN 9781978820609) and pdf(ISBN 9781978820623)
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