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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... Colonel Williams Régala , the tough junta member whose cool was marred by a disturbing shock of gray hair above his brow ; Colonel Carl - Michel Nicolas , the chief of staff , a heavyset mulatto whose skin was the same pallid color as ...
... Colonel Williams Régala , the tough junta member whose cool was marred by a disturbing shock of gray hair above his brow ; Colonel Carl - Michel Nicolas , the chief of staff , a heavyset mulatto whose skin was the same pallid color as ...
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... Colonel Paul or whichever Colonel Paul happens to be in charge that year , or that day . And then the cathedral , where the kindly priest tells you to believe in God and wait for a better world beyond - one with more food in it ...
... Colonel Paul or whichever Colonel Paul happens to be in charge that year , or that day . And then the cathedral , where the kindly priest tells you to believe in God and wait for a better world beyond - one with more food in it ...
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... Colonel Paul . Not immediately , but a few months later , the United States , which was eager to restore aid to Haiti under Avril ( a man the State Department could live with ) , would be able to do so without having to admit defeat on ...
... Colonel Paul . Not immediately , but a few months later , the United States , which was eager to restore aid to Haiti under Avril ( a man the State Department could live with ) , would be able to do so without having to admit defeat on ...
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