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The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean, Edited by Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribó, reviewed by Gavin O'Toole

Latin American Review of Books
Sep 13, 2023
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The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean, Edited by Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribó, 2023, Berghahn Books

Race, gender, and class disparities can fuel unequal and inefficient disaster responses by developed nations.

Haiti offers examples of how neocolonial relationships in the Caribbean also mean the approach t…

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