Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake: The politics of catastrophe

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-185

  Fatton Jr , Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

earthquake; Haiti; Interim Haiti Recovery Commission; reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952295440     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934710396369     Document Type: Article

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