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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Page 192
... heads never stop aching , children with fevers , women with rheumatism and hands hardened from working the fields , a crazy boy who Benito says has a zombi in his head . The boy with the zombi in his head looks like a zombi himself ...
... heads never stop aching , children with fevers , women with rheumatism and hands hardened from working the fields , a crazy boy who Benito says has a zombi in his head . The boy with the zombi in his head looks like a zombi himself ...
Page 231
... head and we are the members . Thus , as in all bodies , there must be a relation between the head and the members . Now , if the so - called " People's Church " is going to say " We have no need for the head of this church , " that is ...
... head and we are the members . Thus , as in all bodies , there must be a relation between the head and the members . Now , if the so - called " People's Church " is going to say " We have no need for the head of this church , " that is ...
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... head of a proces- sion of young girls , each bearing upon her head another platter for the altar . She and the women with rattles began the ritual chants that start any voodoo ceremony , saluting first all the Catholic saints and then ...
... head of a proces- sion of young girls , each bearing upon her head another platter for the altar . She and the women with rattles began the ritual chants that start any voodoo ceremony , saluting first all the Catholic saints and then ...
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