The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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Page 112
... feared him because he did not often miss a chance to include them in his list of
enemies of the people , and they were jealous of him , too , for the loyal following
he had attracted , and for the attention he received from foreign journalists .
... feared him because he did not often miss a chance to include them in his list of
enemies of the people , and they were jealous of him , too , for the loyal following
he had attracted , and for the attention he received from foreign journalists .
Page 327
The CEP invited foreign powers to interfere in the domestic affairs of the country .
. . and thus attacked our dignity as a free and sovereign people . . . . The CNG , ”
he concluded , “ is untainted by special interest or partisan politics , and renews ...
The CEP invited foreign powers to interfere in the domestic affairs of the country .
. . and thus attacked our dignity as a free and sovereign people . . . . The CNG , ”
he concluded , “ is untainted by special interest or partisan politics , and renews ...
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... 286287 , 380 - 82 contraband , 279 – 80 prices of , 24 , 25 , 278 , 279 U . S .
surplus , 283 Food - for - Work program , 179 , 189 , 267 , 268 , 278 , 280 , 282
Foreign Affairs , 393 foreign aid , 264 - 84 export - led policy and , 269 – 70 ,
272274 ...
... 286287 , 380 - 82 contraband , 279 – 80 prices of , 24 , 25 , 278 , 279 U . S .
surplus , 283 Food - for - Work program , 179 , 189 , 267 , 268 , 278 , 280 , 282
Foreign Affairs , 393 foreign aid , 264 - 84 export - led policy and , 269 – 70 ,
272274 ...
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| Title | The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier A Touchstone Book |
| Author | Amy Wilentz |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671641867, 9780671641863 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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