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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... trees . The roots of trees retain topsoil , the nutrient - filled layer of dirt that nourishes whatever you plant in it . Trees keep that good earth in place . And trees keep the cycle of rainfall going . They absorb the rain from the ...
... trees . The roots of trees retain topsoil , the nutrient - filled layer of dirt that nourishes whatever you plant in it . Trees keep that good earth in place . And trees keep the cycle of rainfall going . They absorb the rain from the ...
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... trees , but he worries about rain . " Trees need so much water , and there is so little of it these days , " he says . " I'm afraid that if I plant the trees and there isn't enough rain , then nothing at all will grow , because the ...
... trees , but he worries about rain . " Trees need so much water , and there is so little of it these days , " he says . " I'm afraid that if I plant the trees and there isn't enough rain , then nothing at all will grow , because the ...
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... trees dry out the soil and that farmers should be planting crops , not trees . Trees reduce the area of agricultural land . . . . The local priests are convinced that there is an ' American Plan , ' whereby the farmers are enrolled to plant ...
... trees dry out the soil and that farmers should be planting crops , not trees . Trees reduce the area of agricultural land . . . . The local priests are convinced that there is an ' American Plan , ' whereby the farmers are enrolled to plant ...
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