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 88
Page 259
... told the movement organizers . The chef had told him to tell the peasants to pay their market taxes . " I'm not the one who decides , " Chavannes said he told the au- thorities . " The peasants decide themselves . It's not up to me . If ...
... told the movement organizers . The chef had told him to tell the peasants to pay their market taxes . " I'm not the one who decides , " Chavannes said he told the au- thorities . " The peasants decide themselves . It's not up to me . If ...
Page 367
... told myself , he'll open his eyes and speak , and it will be as if nothing had happened . Even if his body is weak , his voice will be strong . That was how it always had been . After all , it had been two weeks since the massacre . He ...
... told myself , he'll open his eyes and speak , and it will be as if nothing had happened . Even if his body is weak , his voice will be strong . That was how it always had been . After all , it had been two weeks since the massacre . He ...
Page 380
... told Schiller everything , " said Ayiti . " He told him which guys were closest to Titid , who were his bodyguards , every- body's name . Your name , too . " " My name ? " I said . " Yeah , " said Waldeck . He looked down at the razor ...
... told Schiller everything , " said Ayiti . " He told him which guys were closest to Titid , who were his bodyguards , every- body's name . Your name , too . " " My name ? " I said . " Yeah , " said Waldeck . He looked down at the razor ...
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