The Haitian People (in rare DJ) an in-depth study of Haiti, its people, culture and government; and how it has shaped modern day Haiti, for better or worse

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Yale University Press, New Haven. 1955. 342 pages including index and bibliography. First edition, fourth printing, in a rare DJ with $5.00 price intact on flap; and third printing stated on flap. On the title page is the signature of J. Paul Barringer, former Chairman of the Barringer Crater Company, and former U.S. State Dept. counselor and charge d'affaires in Haiti. As for the book, this title was the winner of the 1942 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award; an award that recognizes books that have made important contributions to helping understand racism, and its effect on diversified cultures. The author sheds light on the growth of Haiti?s social institutions, from the depths of slavery and French colonial life, which in turn helped shape these institutions, from sex and religion, to class and caste, to politics, religion and economics; through the mid twentieth century. James G. Leyburn focuses on Haitian society, and how it is divided into two segments, the yeomanry and the elite, and how the country's outdated institutional infrastructure has deliberately prevented change, and stunted its evolutionary growth as a sovereign nation. As for condition, the book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Illustrated map endpapers. Brown cloth-covered panels show rubbing along extremities. Foxing along top page edges and fore-edge. Extremely rare DJ shows shallow, open chips along edges, and a thin open chip mid spine area. An uncommon title to find in DJ, from the library of a former State Dept charge d'affaires in Haiti. VG/VG. N° de ref. del artículo 003663

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