
Haiti In Focus
A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture
Series: Latin America In Focus
Published: 2002
Pages: 100
eBook: 9781909013247
Paperback: 9781899365456
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Title Page | 1 | ||
Copyright Page | 2 | ||
Table of Contents | 3 | ||
Introduction | 5 | ||
1: Land and People | 6 | ||
Roots of the Haitian People | 6 | ||
Independent but Divided | 8 | ||
The New Interior | 9 | ||
Deforestation | 9 | ||
The "Republic of Port-au-Prince | 11 | ||
Haiti's Towns and Cities | 12 | ||
The Border | 12 | ||
Haitians Today | 13 | ||
2: History | 15 | ||
The Tainos | 15 | ||
Spanish Colonization | 16 | ||
Division, Slavery, and Revolution | 17 | ||
How the Revolution was won | 19 | ||
Toussaint L'Ouverture | 19 | ||
Independence and Dependence | 21 | ||
US Occupation | 22 | ||
The Duvalier Dictatorships | 23 | ||
A Popular Movement for Change | 24 | ||
Intervention | 26 | ||
3: Society | 29 | ||
Education | 30 | ||
Health | 31 | ||
Non-Governmental Organizations | 33 | ||
The Churches | 34 | ||
Human Rights | 35 | ||
Justice | 36 | ||
Cocaine | 39 | ||
The Diaspora | 39 | ||
4: The Economy | 41 | ||
Agriculture in Decline | 41 | ||
Traditional Exports | 42 | ||
Fishing and Mining | 44 | ||
Tourism | 44 | ||
The Urban Economy | 45 | ||
Assembly Operations | 46 | ||
The Informal Sector | 47 | ||
Foreign Aid | 48 | ||
Structural Adjustment | 50 | ||
The Future | 52 | ||
Agrarian Reform | 53 | ||
Crafts and Tourism | 54 | ||
5: Politics | 56 | ||
The Ti Legliz: The Little Church | 56 | ||
Popular Grassroots Organizations | 58 | ||
Aristide | 60 | ||
The Exile Effect | 62 | ||
The Political Parties | 63 | ||
International Relations | 70 | ||
The Future | 71 | ||
6: Culture | 72 | ||
Religious Beliefs | 73 | ||
Vodou | 74 | ||
Artistic Expression | 76 | ||
Music | 77 | ||
Literature | 81 | ||
Sport | 82 | ||
Where to Go, What to See | 84 | ||
Tips for Travelers | 88 | ||
Further Reading and Bookstores | 90 | ||
Addresses and Contacts | 92 | ||
Facts and Figures | 93 |