1. Haiti and the Historical Construction of Disasters Collection: Black Caribbean Literature (BCL) Contributers: Oliver-Smith,Anthony (Author) Format: Journal Article Publication Date: Jul 2010 Published: New York, NY: North American Congress on Latin America, Inc. Location: African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Journal Title: NACLA Report on the Americas Journal Title Details: 43(4) : 32-36 Notes: Disasters are not accidents or acts of God. They are deeply rooted in the histories of the societies in which they occur. Haiti's earthquake may be thought of as a disaster 500 years in the making.