ANTH 4730 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-12: Yellow Fever, Social Order
13 Aug 2016
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The book starts with a introducing us to two different perspectives, of the natives and of people who have visited haiti. People who have visited haiti describe the country as very primitive and its culture as unprogressive. However, the natives state that their nation and the people have suffered enough through the centuries that many people do not believe in associating themselves with the state power. Haiti was originally a colony of the french, and was populated by salves brought in from africa. However, with the tough working conditions, the slaves eventually joined together, and liberated themselves from the. However, the situation didn"t get better as the people who came in power wanted to continue the plantation system. Many people decided to quit the plantations and set up their own small farms, but the state started taxing them heavily and blocked any means of export that their own means of livelihood started deteriorating.
