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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... town . Everyone was worried about Aristide's little boys . The most articulate kids had been interviewed on the ... town , visit his mother at the Cap . But in his new shirt and pants Waldeck wanted to do anything but lie low . He was ...
... town . Everyone was worried about Aristide's little boys . The most articulate kids had been interviewed on the ... town , visit his mother at the Cap . But in his new shirt and pants Waldeck wanted to do anything but lie low . He was ...
Page 135
... town , and by four , an hour after the demonstration faded away , he was at the bus stop for Cap - Haïtien , ready for his twelve - hour tap - tap trip . In fact there was no reason for Waldeck to stay in town . The strikes Aris- tide's ...
... town , and by four , an hour after the demonstration faded away , he was at the bus stop for Cap - Haïtien , ready for his twelve - hour tap - tap trip . In fact there was no reason for Waldeck to stay in town . The strikes Aris- tide's ...
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... town after Aristide made his triumphant reappearance at the ca- thedral . Every once in a while , during the summer of protests , the opposition would call for a tenèb , and downtown all traffic would come to a halt for ten minutes ...
... town after Aristide made his triumphant reappearance at the ca- thedral . Every once in a while , during the summer of protests , the opposition would call for a tenèb , and downtown all traffic would come to a halt for ten minutes ...
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