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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... priest to cure maladies or to inspire them — to fear that it was poison . In the market , the women told everyone how they had tried to use it as fertilizer . Eventually , some men who came through the market from the capital heard the ...
... priest to cure maladies or to inspire them — to fear that it was poison . In the market , the women told everyone how they had tried to use it as fertilizer . Eventually , some men who came through the market from the capital heard the ...
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... priest let out a deep moan . " Who is that in the back ? " asked another man , pointing at Aris- tide , still lying beneath the cassock . " He's wounded , " responded the other priest in the backseat , blood dripping from a wound in his ...
... priest let out a deep moan . " Who is that in the back ? " asked another man , pointing at Aris- tide , still lying beneath the cassock . " He's wounded , " responded the other priest in the backseat , blood dripping from a wound in his ...
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... priest told me . " Sometimes , " Aristide said , " if you let a man live , he is less dangerous than if you kill him . If you kill him , you will never be rid of him . " The Church finally used its weapon of last resort against Aristide ...
... priest told me . " Sometimes , " Aristide said , " if you let a man live , he is less dangerous than if you kill him . If you kill him , you will never be rid of him . " The Church finally used its weapon of last resort against Aristide ...
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