great text for the geeky leftist historian
4 stars
Interesting text for historians by historians. Felt like an outsider seeing some of the conversations that go into assembling texts and trouillot did an excellent job of discussing the ways historians aren't unbiased and everything from sources to the present influence how history is told.
Definitely a great text for anyone interested in how power intersects with history. The subjects he chooses to explore the themes in the books and the prose he includes at the beginning of each chapter provide a fascinating glimpse into the colonization and history of Haiti and the Antilles.