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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... dancing right below the truck . They watched him for a minute and then started singing a song about the Macoutes . He laughed and danced harder . I could distinguish the words " macoute " and " ale . ” Ale means go , or get out , get ...
... dancing right below the truck . They watched him for a minute and then started singing a song about the Macoutes . He laughed and danced harder . I could distinguish the words " macoute " and " ale . ” Ale means go , or get out , get ...
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... dancing used to look like writhing to Westerners until black dancing entered the white Western culture in the 1960s . Now much of the dancing looks only somewhat more exotic than a 1968 prom at an American high school . Animal sacrifice ...
... dancing used to look like writhing to Westerners until black dancing entered the white Western culture in the 1960s . Now much of the dancing looks only somewhat more exotic than a 1968 prom at an American high school . Animal sacrifice ...
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... dancing solo . Many of the young men carry tape machines over their heads to record Aboudja's drumming . The dancers ' feet stir up dust from the dirt floor . The Senatorial Candidate looks in on the crowd for a few minutes , shakes ...
... dancing solo . Many of the young men carry tape machines over their heads to record Aboudja's drumming . The dancers ' feet stir up dust from the dirt floor . The Senatorial Candidate looks in on the crowd for a few minutes , shakes ...
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