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morgan_jane's review against another edition
slow-paced
1.0
It as boring and I had to read this book for my first semester of college for my craft of history class.
longtimewish's review against another edition
5.0
El capítulo de la revolución haitiana fue una de las primeras cosas que leí en la carrera a los 19 años y me voló la cabeza totalmente, desde entonces quise leer el libro entero pero por algún motivo recién ahora lo hice. Trouillot me sigue pareciendo igual de brillante ahora que hace cinco años, es una lástima que el libro no se consiga en Argentina hoy día.
princeton_c's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
An essential read for every citizen.
kukuku's review against another edition
3.0
One "silences" a fact or an individual as a silencer silences a gun... Hard facts are no more frightening than darkness. You can play with them if you are with friends. They are scary only if you read them alone.
People who aren't African-American but who feel they have a right to speak on African-American culture and social practices shouldn't have nearly as many rights as they do!! Other than the moments were that diaspora-war rhetoric came out, I liked this one. MRT's a good storyteller and the mix of theory and italicized narratives in the chapters reminded me of Anne Dufourmantelle's In Praise of Risk, which is a personal favorite, so I could just be biased toward that writing style now.
cchapple's review against another edition
5.0
As relevant if not more so than when it was published.
alexanderjamie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Trouillot’s Silencing the Past is a decent look into how history’s participants, modern historians, and power influence our understanding of the past. Reconciling positivist and constructionist views of history, Silencing the Past is certainly a good read for anyone interested in History and Historiography.