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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... front of the fire was the only Haitian we had seen on the streets that night . I kept going , hoping I would somehow figure it out . The Monitor did not seem to know his way , either . Up ahead in the distance , I thought I saw lights ...
... front of the fire was the only Haitian we had seen on the streets that night . I kept going , hoping I would somehow figure it out . The Monitor did not seem to know his way , either . Up ahead in the distance , I thought I saw lights ...
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... front , playing guitars between two old amplifiers . A drummer was behind them . They were laughing down at my Tonton Macoute , who was dancing right below the truck . They watched him for a minute and then started singing a song about ...
... front , playing guitars between two old amplifiers . A drummer was behind them . They were laughing down at my Tonton Macoute , who was dancing right below the truck . They watched him for a minute and then started singing a song about ...
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... front of the black clouds and pointed to the painting that he carried like a shield across his chest . I shook my head and turned back to the city . I always remembered too late that I had meant to bring my binocu- lars . Maybe from up ...
... front of the black clouds and pointed to the painting that he carried like a shield across his chest . I shook my head and turned back to the city . I always remembered too late that I had meant to bring my binocu- lars . Maybe from up ...
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