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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... dollars , on the number 45 , the numerological translation for a dreamed house , and he won . Elated , he had his acolytes , seven young girls , gather up the blocks and bring them to his temple , where he stored them . Occa- sionally ...
... dollars , on the number 45 , the numerological translation for a dreamed house , and he won . Elated , he had his acolytes , seven young girls , gather up the blocks and bring them to his temple , where he stored them . Occa- sionally ...
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... dollars . Ruin and ruination . " One man near me turned to another and said , " But how can you fit thirteen thousand dollars into a wallet ? " He sat back , pleased . He felt he had gotten to the false heart of the accountant's boast ...
... dollars . Ruin and ruination . " One man near me turned to another and said , " But how can you fit thirteen thousand dollars into a wallet ? " He sat back , pleased . He felt he had gotten to the false heart of the accountant's boast ...
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... dollars , " replied the Senatorial Candidate , with a dry smile , pointing down at his broken black shoes . " They've served me well . What do you say to that , Thousand - Dollar Man ? " " I say you cannot have walked very far in those ...
... dollars , " replied the Senatorial Candidate , with a dry smile , pointing down at his broken black shoes . " They've served me well . What do you say to that , Thousand - Dollar Man ? " " I say you cannot have walked very far in those ...
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