1st Edition
Identity and Ideology in Haiti The Children of Sans Souci, Dessalines/Toussaint, and Pétion
By Paul C. Mocombe
Copyright 2018
186 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Using a structurationist, phenomenological structuralism understanding of practical consciousness constitution as derived from what the author calls Haitian epistemology, Haitian/Vilokan Idealism, this book explores the nature and origins of the contemporary Haitian oppositional protest cry, "the children of Pétion v. the children of Dessalines." Although traditionally viewed within racial terms... Read more
Introduction
1. The Children of Sans Souci, Dessalines/Toussaint, and Pétion
2. Phenomenological Structuralism
3. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
4. The Vodou Ethic and the Spirit of Communism
5. Lakouism and Capitalism
6. Conclusions: "The My Nigga Haitian"
Biography
Paul C. Mocombe is a former Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Sociology at Bethune Cookman University, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Sociology at West Virginia State University, and the President/CEO of The Mocombeian Foundation, Inc.
