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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... crowd , and the music it was transporting became louder and louder . The truck came to a halt in the middle of the circle . Two men were standing in front , playing guitars between two old amplifiers . A drummer was behind them . They ...
... crowd , and the music it was transporting became louder and louder . The truck came to a halt in the middle of the circle . Two men were standing in front , playing guitars between two old amplifiers . A drummer was behind them . They ...
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... crowd moved forward , trying to hear what he was saying to the foreign journalists who had been allowed through the Army line . The soldiers pushed the crowd back . " We are observing the new President's curfew , " he said , leaning on ...
... crowd moved forward , trying to hear what he was saying to the foreign journalists who had been allowed through the Army line . The soldiers pushed the crowd back . " We are observing the new President's curfew , " he said , leaning on ...
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... crowd pass by . But then you'll never catch up , and you can't take a taxi or a tap- tap , because when the crowds are out the taxis and the tap - taps stay in . So you have to keep running if you want to see what's happening . After a ...
... crowd pass by . But then you'll never catch up , and you can't take a taxi or a tap- tap , because when the crowds are out the taxis and the tap - taps stay in . So you have to keep running if you want to see what's happening . After a ...
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