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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... began dancing more and more suggestively until he moved his hands down to her hips , and suddenly she ripped away ... began to play . He began to dance . This girl danced . He smiled . Even before Jean - Claude's father François became ...
... began dancing more and more suggestively until he moved his hands down to her hips , and suddenly she ripped away ... began to play . He began to dance . This girl danced . He smiled . Even before Jean - Claude's father François became ...
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... began piling over the cemetery walls , running along the tops of the tombs , waving down at the crowd . The four soldiers guarding the mausoleum shouted warnings , but resolutely kept their Uzis at their sides . Clearly an order had ...
... began piling over the cemetery walls , running along the tops of the tombs , waving down at the crowd . The four soldiers guarding the mausoleum shouted warnings , but resolutely kept their Uzis at their sides . Clearly an order had ...
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... began negotiating with the men , who told the priests that they had come for security reasons . Finally the priests agreed to allow the entire police squadron in . The men in blue immediately began shooting into the air , causing a ...
... began negotiating with the men , who told the priests that they had come for security reasons . Finally the priests agreed to allow the entire police squadron in . The men in blue immediately began shooting into the air , causing a ...
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