Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American - Tapa blanda

Cadet, Jean-Robert

 
9780292712034: Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American
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ISBN 10: 0292712030 ISBN 13: 9780292712034
Editorial: University of Texas Press, 1998

Sinopsis

African slaves in Haiti emancipated themselves from French rule in 1804 and created the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. But they reinstituted slavery for the most vulnerable members of Haitian society-the children of the poor-by using them as unpaid servants to the wealthy. These children were-and still are-restavecs, a French term whose literal meaning of "staying with" disguises the unremitting labor, abuse, and denial of education that characterizes the children's lives.

In this memoir, Jean-Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian society. He also details his subsequent life in the United States, where, despite American racism, he put himself through college and found success in the Army, in business, and finally in teaching.

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Acerca del autor

Today, Jean-Robert Cadet holds a Master's Degree in French literature and works to help aid other restavec children.

De la contraportada

African slaves in Haiti emancipated themselves from French rule in 1804 and created the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. But they reinstituted slavery for the most vulnerable members of Haitian society - the children of the poor - by using them as unpaid servants to the wealthy. These children were - and still are - restavecs, a French term whose literal meaning of "staying with" disguises the unremitting labor, abuse, and denial of education that characterizes the children's lives. In this memoir, Jean Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian society. He also details his subsequent life in the United States, where, despite American racism, he put himself through college and found success in the Army, in business, and finally in teaching.

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Editorial
University of Texas Press
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0292712030
ISBN 13 
9780292712034
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
200
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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9782020514460: Restavec. Enfant esclave en Haïti. Une autobiographie

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  202051446X ISBN 13:  9782020514460
Editorial: SEUIL, 2002
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