Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti

Jeb Sprague is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He received a Project Censored Award in 2008 for an article (coauthored with Haitian journalist Wadner Pierre) from Port-au-Prince, and has written for the Inter Press Service, TeleSUR, Al Jazeera, Z Magazine, NACLA, Haiti Liberte, Haiti Progres, among numerous journals. This is his first book.

"A brilliant diagnosis of the history of political violence in Haiti. Heres a book that I will recommend everyone to read."--Jean Senat Fleury, Haitian investigating judge of the Raboteau massacre in Gonaives; author, The Challenges of Judicial Reform in Haiti "A must-read not only for Haitianists, but also for anyone interested in the processes of political destabilization and popular disempowerment."--Robert Fatton, professor of politics, University of Virginia; author, Haiti's Predatory Republic "In this crucial work, based on years of interviews, investigative reporting, and analysis of classified U.S. government documents, veteran journalist and scholar Jeb Sprague provides a shocking account of the role of paramilitaries in subverting the aspirations of the Haitian people for democracy, freedom, and development."--William I. Robinson, professor of sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara; author, Latin America and Global Capitalism "It is absolutely imperative for Haitis history that such a detailed account of the role of paramilitary violence in the country be recorded. . . the marshalling of facts and events and the meticulous references are phenomenal."--Mildred Trouillot-Aristide, former First Lady of Haiti "The most substantial and detailed account yet written of the paramilitary insurgency that contributed to the internationally-sanctioned overthrow of Haitis constitutional government in 2004. . . . a thorough and convincing analysis of this scandalously under-studied sequence."--Peter Hallward, professor of philosophy, Kingston University, London; author, Damming the Flood: Haiti and the Politics of Containment