Street sovereigns : young men and the makeshift state in urban Haiti /
"This book challenges conventional understandings of sovereignty and popular politics by ethnographically documenting how young men on the margins of urban Haiti seek power and respect by positioning themselves as chiefs of zones where the government is largely absent"--
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Published: |
Cornell University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Ithaca, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2020. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"This book challenges conventional understandings of sovereignty and popular politics by ethnographically documenting how young men on the margins of urban Haiti seek power and respect by positioning themselves as chiefs of zones where the government is largely absent"-- |
Carrier Form: | xxvii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781501746994 1501746995 9781501746987 1501746987 |
Index Number: | HV1441 |
CLC: |
D775.22 D775.285 D775.21 |
Call Number: | D775.21/K628 |
Contents: | Introduction : the baz -- Defense -- History -- Respect -- Identity -- Development -- Gender -- Conclusion : the spiral. |