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Sleeping Rough in Port-au-Prince: An Ethnography of Street Children and Violence in Haiti
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Latin American Politics and Society
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July 1, 2008
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- Girard, Philippe R
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Copyright informationCopyright University of Miami Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat, Sleeping Rough in Port-au-Prince: An Ethnography of Street Children and Violence in Haiti. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2006. Maps, photos, tables, notes, bibliography, index, 249 pp; hardcover $59.95.
This book addresses a topic, street children in developing countries, that has only recently attracted scholarly attention. The literature on Haiti, in particular, is heavily weighted toward analyses of this country's political history and diplomatic relations, rather than anthropological studies of its most vulnerable citizens. Homeless children, an everpresent sight in the streets of Port-au-Prince and the most moving examples of Haiti's abysmal ...
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Congressional Testimony;
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787 words
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Multicultural Education;
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787 words
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Congressional Testimony;
September 13, 2005 ;
787 words
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Diego Ribadeneira, Globe Staff;
694 words
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787 words
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787 words
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574 words
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Congressional Testimony;
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787 words
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February 1, 2001 ;
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787 words
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787 words
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604 words
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The Scotsman;
September 26, 2003 ;
Dan McDougall;
787 words
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India Abroad;
September 18, 1998 ;
360 words
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The Manila Times;
July 10, 2006 ;
Jacinto, Al;
551 words
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