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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Page 263
... began the enormous job of creating roads , bridges , water supply , telegraph lines . . . in short , a national infrastructure , where only ruins had lain . " The corvée , a brutal precursor of Food- for - Work projects , was a system ...
... began the enormous job of creating roads , bridges , water supply , telegraph lines . . . in short , a national infrastructure , where only ruins had lain . " The corvée , a brutal precursor of Food- for - Work projects , was a system ...
Page 348
... began , but the priest calmed the congregation , and they began to sing a Ti Legliz standard : “ Let the Holy Spirit descend upon us . We have a single mission for Haiti . " They held hands in their pews as the rocks continued to fall ...
... began , but the priest calmed the congregation , and they began to sing a Ti Legliz standard : “ Let the Holy Spirit descend upon us . We have a single mission for Haiti . " They held hands in their pews as the rocks continued to fall ...
Page 350
... began negotiating with the men , who told the priests that they had come for security reasons . Finally the priests agreed to allow the entire police squadron in . The men in blue immediately began shooting into the air , causing a ...
... began negotiating with the men , who told the priests that they had come for security reasons . Finally the priests agreed to allow the entire police squadron in . The men in blue immediately began shooting into the air , causing a ...
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