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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... eyes , because my hands were full of dollar sculpture . This will never end , I thought . My being white and hot , and carrying this sculpture , and needing a Pepsi while everyone watches : this will never end . Gray liquid in the ...
... eyes , because my hands were full of dollar sculpture . This will never end , I thought . My being white and hot , and carrying this sculpture , and needing a Pepsi while everyone watches : this will never end . Gray liquid in the ...
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... eye of a peasant who wouldn't talk to him , wouldn't come near him , wouldn't look at him , wouldn't go for help ... eyes , the theory went , they could be hiding the fact of their zombification . A zombi will do anything he is told ...
... eye of a peasant who wouldn't talk to him , wouldn't come near him , wouldn't look at him , wouldn't go for help ... eyes , the theory went , they could be hiding the fact of their zombification . A zombi will do anything he is told ...
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... eyes and gray dust over his body , dances naked in the doorway , waiting for the drums . The drummers wander in , swilling clairin , and take up their places next to the one window . A song of welcome and prayer begins among the ...
... eyes and gray dust over his body , dances naked in the doorway , waiting for the drums . The drummers wander in , swilling clairin , and take up their places next to the one window . A song of welcome and prayer begins among the ...
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