San Antonio College Library

"In this book, Hans Schmidt deals with United States military, economic, and diplomatic relations with the Republic of Haiti during the period in which the Marines occupied that country. From 1915 to 1934, Americans served as officials of the Haitian government and controlled its finances, its public works, its police force, and its sanitation. Drawing upon voluminous archival and manuscript materials unavailable until recently, Professor Schmidt...

"Study of the lives and rituals of the Haitian mambos and adepts, and of the history and origins of their religion"--Back cover. A master work of observation and description about the lives and rituals of the Haitian mambos and adepts, and of the history and origins of their religion.

Explores the secret life of this vibrant, volatile, and violent land, Haiti.

"In October 2010, nine months after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, a second disaster began to unfold--soon to become the world's largest cholera epidemic in modern times. In a country that had never before reported cholera, the epidemic mysteriously and simultaneously appeared in river communities of central Haiti, eventually triggering nearly 800,000 cases and 9,000 deaths. What had caused the first cases of cholera in Haiti in recorded...

In a prescient remark made at the turn of the century, U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root said that establishing "the right sort of relations" with Haiti must await "the psychological moment." Indeed, as Brenda Gayle Plummer notes, much of the Haitian-U.S. relationship has turned on matters of perception. For many in the United States, tales of voodoo, political violence, and stark deprivation have made Haiti appear to be a doomed land, beyond comprehension...