Table of contents : ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1. A History of Political Violence against the Poor 2. Popular Democracy and Attempts to Turn It Back, 1990–2000 3. The Return of Paramilitarism, 2000–2001 4. The Initial Attacks on the Aristide Presidency, 2001 5. War of Attrition, 2002–2004 6. The “Uprising” of January and February, 2004 7. The Post-Coup Period, 2004–2005, and Beyond 8. Conclusion: Unending Social Conflict APPENDIX: LITERATURE AND MEDIA REVIEW NOTES INDEX