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area handbook series Dominican Republic and Haiti country studies Dominican Republic and Haiti country studies Federal Research Division Library of Congress Edited by Helen Chapin Metz Research Completed December 1999 'NorthAtlantic Ocean CaribbeanSea On the cover: Hispaniola (La Isla Espariola) Third Edition, First Printing, 2001. Libraryof Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dominican Republic and Haiti country studies / Federal Research : Division, Libr—aryofCongress ; edited byHelen Chapin Metz. p. cm. (Area handbook series, ISSN 1057-5294) (DApam ; 550-36) "Research completed December 1999." Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8444-1044-6 (alk. paper) 1. Dominican Republic. 2. Haiti. I. Metz, Helen Chapin, 1928- . II. Library ofCongress. Federal Research Division. III. Series. IV. Series: DApam 550-36 ; F1934.D64 2001 972.93—dc21 2001023524 Headquarters, Department ofthe Army DAPam 550-36 ForsalebytheSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice Washington,D.C. 20402 Foreword This volume is one in a continuing series ofbooks prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program spon- sored by the DepartmentoftheArmy. The last two pages ofthis book list the other published studies. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign coun- try, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by historical and cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding ofthe observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common inter- ests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent oftheir involvementwith national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. The books represent the analysis ofthe authors and should not be construed as an expression ofan official United States government position, policy, or decision. The authors have sought to adhere to accepted standards ofscholarly objectivity. Corrections, additions, and suggestions for changes from read- erswill be welcomed for use in future editions. Robert L. Worden Chief Federal Research Division Library ofCongress Washington, DC 20540-4840 E-mail: [email protected] iii Acknowledgments The authors wish to acknowledge the work ofFrederick J. Conway, Melinda Wheeler Cooke, Georges A. Fauriol, Richard A. Haggerty, Patricia Kluck, Daniel Seyler, Glenn R. Smucker, J. and Howard Wiarda, who contributed to the 1991 edition of J. DominicanRepublic andHaiti: Country Studies. Theirwork served as aframework forvarious chapters ofthe presentvolume. The authors also are grateful to individuals in various agencies of the United States government and international and private institutionswho gave their time, research materials, and special knowledge to provide information and perspective. The authors also wish to thank those who contributed directly to the preparation of the manuscript. These include SandraW. Meditz, who reviewed all drafts and served as liaison with the sponsoring agency and printer; Marilyn Majeska, who edited all chapters and managed production of the manu- script; andJanie L. Gilchrist, who did the word processing and prepared the camera-ready copy. Maryland Mapping and Graphics provided invaluable graph- ics support, including the preparation ofmaps, charts, photo- graphs, and cover and chapter illustrations. KimberlyA. Lord prepared the illustrations for the title pages ofthe chapters on Haiti. Various individuals, libraries, and public agencies, espe- cially the Inter-American Development Bank, provided photo- graphs. Finally, the authors would like to thank Tim Merrill, who checked the rendering offoreign names and terms. v
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