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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... stopped screaming and had rolled herself into a protective ball . Finally he stopped beating her , and held her there , crouched in front of him , his stick resting on her back . He cast a mean glance over at the crowd , let go of her ...
... stopped screaming and had rolled herself into a protective ball . Finally he stopped beating her , and held her there , crouched in front of him , his stick resting on her back . He cast a mean glance over at the crowd , let go of her ...
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... stopped , so did their windshield - washing business . In this way the boys were just like the shopkeepers on Grande Rue . At the end of July , Namphy decided to clamp down . No public demonstrations of more than twenty persons , the ...
... stopped , so did their windshield - washing business . In this way the boys were just like the shopkeepers on Grande Rue . At the end of July , Namphy decided to clamp down . No public demonstrations of more than twenty persons , the ...
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... stopped ringing for the last two days , and the callers all had bad news to report : rumors of a pending attack against the church , rumors of a planned blitzkrieg against the priests ' residence , rumors of a meeting two days earlier ...
... stopped ringing for the last two days , and the callers all had bad news to report : rumors of a pending attack against the church , rumors of a planned blitzkrieg against the priests ' residence , rumors of a meeting two days earlier ...
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