The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierThis welcome interpretation of Haiti provides many insights into a country that few North Americans understand. Wilentz, a journalist, captures the complex cultural ambience and mystery of domestic politics with a penetrating eye and powerful description. Covering the years 1986-89, Wilentz analyzes political developments, centering her interpretations on the activities of a radical priest, interspersed with individual Haitian portraits and personal incidents. The flavor of Haiti is superbly conveyed, as are some unsavory aspects of the role of the press, the Catholic Church, and the U.S. embassy, but Wilentz's narrative is often unclear and her objectivity flawed. For academic and large public libraries.-- Roderic A. Camp, Central Coll., Pella, Ia . -Library Journal. |
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Page 201
... Finally he came home , so ill he could no longer walk . He was des- perate . " Look , he never believed in the stuff , you know , " Sylvain says . " But when you are in the state he was in , you start to think that anything is worth a ...
... Finally he came home , so ill he could no longer walk . He was des- perate . " Look , he never believed in the stuff , you know , " Sylvain says . " But when you are in the state he was in , you start to think that anything is worth a ...
Page 330
... finally found Aristide . He was all wound up , almost skittish , ani- mated by an anger he reserved for crimes against humanity and that went beyond his usual fire into a sort of cindery , ashen heat . He was above the scene , beyond it ...
... finally found Aristide . He was all wound up , almost skittish , ani- mated by an anger he reserved for crimes against humanity and that went beyond his usual fire into a sort of cindery , ashen heat . He was above the scene , beyond it ...
Page 349
... Finally she turned and hit him , and his grasp loosened . She ran toward the sacristy door , but it was still plugged up with people . She couldn't think of anything else to do but try the front door . That meant running down the center ...
... Finally she turned and hit him , and his grasp loosened . She ran toward the sacristy door , but it was still plugged up with people . She couldn't think of anything else to do but try the front door . That meant running down the center ...
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