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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... Boutilliers . Boutilliers is not on the maps I have , not on the two tourist maps , not on the detailed German road map . Still , it was meant to be a tourists ' place , a high spot above the city , with satellite dishes and radio ...
... Boutilliers . Boutilliers is not on the maps I have , not on the two tourist maps , not on the detailed German road map . Still , it was meant to be a tourists ' place , a high spot above the city , with satellite dishes and radio ...
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... Boutilliers . The only people up there on a regular basis are three or four vendors who used to cater to the tourist ... Boutilliers regularly , alone . There the air is cool , even in the early afternoon , and you don't feel the hot ...
... Boutilliers . The only people up there on a regular basis are three or four vendors who used to cater to the tourist ... Boutilliers regularly , alone . There the air is cool , even in the early afternoon , and you don't feel the hot ...
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... Boutilliers has less to do with the view than with Barbancourt , a tourist rum - tasting outlet opposite the Laboule sand mines , just below Boutilliers . I was think- ing of the sweet spice - flavored rum as I started my car : the idea ...
... Boutilliers has less to do with the view than with Barbancourt , a tourist rum - tasting outlet opposite the Laboule sand mines , just below Boutilliers . I was think- ing of the sweet spice - flavored rum as I started my car : the idea ...
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