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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... Bishops ' Conference released a message concerning the People's Church in Haiti . It was signed by all ten bishops ; even Bishop Romélus , who had invented the rache manyňk slogan , had felt compelled to sign the statement - his ties to ...
... Bishops ' Conference released a message concerning the People's Church in Haiti . It was signed by all ten bishops ; even Bishop Romélus , who had invented the rache manyňk slogan , had felt compelled to sign the statement - his ties to ...
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... bishops , however , there were nuances of phrasing . Uprooting of Macoutism is not the same as uprooting Macoutes . The policy that the bishops ' message recommended included the disarming of the Macoutes and the exclusion from gov ...
... bishops , however , there were nuances of phrasing . Uprooting of Macoutism is not the same as uprooting Macoutes . The policy that the bishops ' message recommended included the disarming of the Macoutes and the exclusion from gov ...
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... bishops and the Nuncio . The other message was a frontal attack on the People's Church , which , the bishops said , was made up of a bunch of agitators who wanted a church with no hierarchy , no bishops , no Pope . We are in a period of ...
... bishops and the Nuncio . The other message was a frontal attack on the People's Church , which , the bishops said , was made up of a bunch of agitators who wanted a church with no hierarchy , no bishops , no Pope . We are in a period of ...
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