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Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

by Helen Chapin Metz et al

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FROM THE END OF THE UNITED STATES<br />

OCCUPATION TO DUVALIER, 1934-57 284<br />

FRANCOIS DUVALIER, 1957-71 286<br />

JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER, 1971-86 290<br />

POST-DUVALIER ERA, 1986-90 294<br />

ARISTIDE PRESIDENCY, FEBRUARY 7, 1991-<br />

SEP-<br />

TEMBER 30, 1991 300<br />

MILITARYCOUP OVERTHROWS ARISTIDE,<br />

SEP-<br />

TEMBER 30, 1991-OCTOBER 1994 303<br />

DEMOCRACY RESTORED, 1994-96 307<br />

Chapter 7. <strong>Haiti</strong>: The Society <strong>and</strong> Its Environment 311<br />

Glenn R. Smucker<br />

GEOGRAPHY 314<br />

NATURAL RESOURCES 317<br />

L<strong>and</strong> Use <strong>and</strong> Water 317<br />

Forestry <strong>and</strong> Fuelwood 319<br />

Mining 320<br />

Coastal <strong>and</strong> Marine Resource 321<br />

Biodiversity 322<br />

Environmental Crisis 323<br />

POPULATION 325<br />

Demographic Profile 325<br />

Migration 326<br />

SOCIAL STRUCTURE 328<br />

The Upper Class 330<br />

The Middle Class 331<br />

Peasants 332<br />

Urban Lower Class 335<br />

GENDER ROLES AND MARRIAGE 336<br />

THE LANGUAGE QUESTION 339<br />

French <strong>and</strong> Creole 339<br />

Changes in Language Use 341<br />

Creole, Literacy, <strong>and</strong> Education 342<br />

RELIGIOUS LIFE 344<br />

Voodoo 344<br />

Roman Catholicism 346<br />

Protestantism 348<br />

EDUCATION 349<br />

Primary Schools 352<br />

Secondary Schools 353

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