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The earthquake killed more than 200,000, rendered more than a million and a half homeless, and wiped out what little infrastructure existed in the country. But prior to the quake, half the country was illiterate and two-thirds of Haitians lived in poverty. This book makes clear the long genesis of the ongoing crisis and illuminates the depths of the continuing problems, and does so through some of the most marginal and least-heard people in the world. An interview with a restavek--a child sent by poor parents to work as an unpaid servant in a wealthier household--is an example. A recent study determined a figure of 173,000 restaveks--about 8 percent of the population of children.
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Dr. Evan Lyon is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and has worked in Haiti since 1996. Through his work with Partners in Health, Lyon has sought community-based responses to address HIV and tuberculosis outbreaks throughout Haiti. He has also frequently collaborated with Paul Farmer on articles related to community-based responses to medical crises.
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- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Executive Editor's Note
- Maps
- Marielene Lene
- Edner Brice
- Frantz Santil
- Juslene Marie Innocent
- Johnny Destanville and Denis Clermont
- Lamothe Lormier
- Alina
- Bazile Bermante
- Evans Désir
- Mina and Eve
- Adrienne Phatal
- Tania Jeudy
- George Valentin Valeris
- Fran
- Benita Manda
- Maritza
- Louis Elias Ezaus
- Jocelyn
- Charlot Jeudy
- Johnny
- Jean Carrasco
- Jane Wynne
- Gina and Lians
- Denise Dorvil
- Bonhomme Peterson
- Christopher Deragon
- Josil Junior
- Djenane Saint-Juste
- Patrice Florvilus
- Taylor Mercita
- Nadege Pierre
- Pierre Yves Jovin
- Snake
- Jean Pierre Marseille
- Appendices
- Introduction to the Appendices
- Appendix I: Haitian Timeline
- Appendix II: Glossary
- Appendix III: Health and Justice after the Earthquake
- Appendix IV: Port-au-Prince Infrastructure, Planning, and the Earthquake
- Appendix V: Suggested Reading
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Editor Biographies
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