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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 16
Page 214
... Salesians , he would eventually obey . Aristide had been a subject of controversy at St. - Jean - Bosco for some time , and the controversy was not just about his brand of theology . His relations with his mentor , Father Désir , who ...
... Salesians , he would eventually obey . Aristide had been a subject of controversy at St. - Jean - Bosco for some time , and the controversy was not just about his brand of theology . His relations with his mentor , Father Désir , who ...
Page 215
... Salesian order thought about the propriety of such preachings . The order transferring Aristide to Croix - des - Missions was a repeat performance of an episode from 1986 , when the Salesians had en- joined him to silence . That time ...
... Salesian order thought about the propriety of such preachings . The order transferring Aristide to Croix - des - Missions was a repeat performance of an episode from 1986 , when the Salesians had en- joined him to silence . That time ...
Page 401
... Salesians claimed that Aristide's preachings " ex- alted violence and class struggle " and were " in contrast with his Salesian and priestly vocation . " Within the Church , the commu- niqué was seen as the culmination of the long ...
... Salesians claimed that Aristide's preachings " ex- alted violence and class struggle " and were " in contrast with his Salesian and priestly vocation . " Within the Church , the commu- niqué was seen as the culmination of the long ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
American Aristide Aristide's armed Army asked attack Avril Ayiti barricade began Benito bidonville bishops Boutilliers boys called Cap-Haïtien Casernes charcoal Chavannes church Cité Soleil clairin Colonel coup coup d'état courtyard Creole crowd dancing Dechoukaj Dessalines dollars drums Duvalier Duvalier's Duvalierists elections Embassy foreign François François Duvalier French friends front girls Gonaïves gunfire guns Haiti Haitian hand head houngan Jean-Claude Jean-Claude Duvalier Jean-Rabel jeep Jolicoeur journalists junta killed knew laughed Legliz live looked machetes Manigat Marc Bazin massacre Mimette mulatto Namphy Namphy's night Ogoun Oloffson palace Paul peasants peristyle Pétionville photographer pigs political Port-au-Prince priest Prosper Avril Radio Soleil rain road Ruelle Vaillant Salesian Saline says Senatorial Candidate slaves slums smiled soldiers St.-Jean-Bosco stopped street talk tap-tap Titid told Tontons Macoute town trees truck turned voodoo Waldeck watched women young zombi