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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Duvalier was raised a Catholic; he knew voodoo mostly from his ethnological
studies and his work as a simple country doctor. But he knew it well enough to
make use of it. Perhaps Dr. Duvalier sometimes felt the power of voodoo in his
gut; ...
Duvalier was raised a Catholic; he knew voodoo mostly from his ethnological
studies and his work as a simple country doctor. But he knew it well enough to
make use of it. Perhaps Dr. Duvalier sometimes felt the power of voodoo in his
gut; ...
Page 310
was the only way the peasants knew the presidential candidates, if they knew
them at all. They know voices; this is one reason why all democratic elections in
illiterate nations are suspect. In some countries, they use color codes to represent
...
was the only way the peasants knew the presidential candidates, if they knew
them at all. They know voices; this is one reason why all democratic elections in
illiterate nations are suspect. In some countries, they use color codes to represent
...
Page 359
Very few besides his colleagues and his superiors knew where the Little Goat
was hidden. Rumors of a coup d'etat swirled over Port-au-Prince. No one could
believe that an attack like the one that had occurred, unparalleled even in Papa ...
Very few besides his colleagues and his superiors knew where the Little Goat
was hidden. Rumors of a coup d'etat swirled over Port-au-Prince. No one could
believe that an attack like the one that had occurred, unparalleled even in Papa ...
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| Title | The rainy season: Haiti since Duvalier |
| 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 Political Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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