1. Anatomy of a Haitian Tragedy: When the Fury of Nature Meets the Debility of the State Collection: Black Caribbean Literature (BCL) Contributers: Gros,Jean-Germain (Author) Format: Journal Article Publication Date: Mar 2011 Published: Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Location: African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Journal Title: Journal of Black Studies Journal Title Details: 42(2) : 131-157 Notes: Argues that geography and geology sparked the Haitian earthquake, but the extent of the destruction was due to the massive failure of Haitian institutions, in particular the state, and international policy, which predated the earthquake.