Culture and Customs of HaitiBloomsbury Academic, 2001 - 161 pages Culture and Customs of Haiti begins with an overview of the mountainous island that seemed forbidding to European colonizers. Historical periods, including French colonization, U.S. occupation in the early 20th century, Independence and the Duvaliers' reigns, until today, are reviewed and provide the framework for the volume. A chapter on the people and society details the pride of the black state that managed the only successful slave revolution in history. The extremes of society from the elite to the peasantry and slum dwellers are depicted, along with Haitians in diaspora. Religion in Haiti, with the strong amalgamation of Roman Catholicism and vaudou, a West African import, is then explained. A Social Customs chapter notes the joy that is found in such an economically depressed culture. The media and literature and language chapters necessarily unfold in the context of Haiti's political history. A section on writing in Creole is especially intriguing. Finally, chapters on the performing arts and visual arts evoke the energy and color of the people in such forms as vaudou jazz and dance, contemporary rara rock, and the folkloric influence on Haitian painting. A chronology and glossary supplement the text. |
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... population is predominantly of African descent . Haiti's ethnic and linguistic makeup con- trast with that of its neighbor . It is not only in this area that the Dominican Republic is distinct from Haiti . The literacy rate , life ...
... population is predominantly of African descent . Haiti's ethnic and linguistic makeup con- trast with that of its neighbor . It is not only in this area that the Dominican Republic is distinct from Haiti . The literacy rate , life ...
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... population rapidly grew , so did this sector of society , which is made up of 70 percent of the population in one of the most densely populated countries in this hemi- sphere . This peasantry is accurately described by the Haitian ...
... population rapidly grew , so did this sector of society , which is made up of 70 percent of the population in one of the most densely populated countries in this hemi- sphere . This peasantry is accurately described by the Haitian ...
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... population . As the land is divided into smaller and smaller plots usually because land owned by a family is divided into an ever greater number of heirs , but also simply because of the combination of an increasing population and ...
... population . As the land is divided into smaller and smaller plots usually because land owned by a family is divided into an ever greater number of heirs , but also simply because of the combination of an increasing population and ...
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The People and Society | 29 |
Religion | 51 |
Social Customs | 75 |
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