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 140
... massacre was seen as a new phase in the junta's crack- down on popular organizations . Namphy had only recently visited the town to reaffirm his bonds with the ruling families , the region's largest landholders . A visit by Namphy often ...
... massacre was seen as a new phase in the junta's crack- down on popular organizations . Namphy had only recently visited the town to reaffirm his bonds with the ruling families , the region's largest landholders . A visit by Namphy often ...
Page 356
... massacre was just the start of a prolonged crisis . The afternoon of the attack , some members of the Church hierarchy -echoing Mayor Romain — had already begun to blame the priest for the massacre that had taken place at his church ...
... massacre was just the start of a prolonged crisis . The afternoon of the attack , some members of the Church hierarchy -echoing Mayor Romain — had already begun to blame the priest for the massacre that had taken place at his church ...
Page 392
... massacres at Jean - Rabel , Ruelle Vaillant or St. - Jean - Bosco . No one had been arrested in the wake of government ... massacre at Ruelle Vaillant had turned Namphy into an embarrassment to the United States . The signing of the ...
... massacres at Jean - Rabel , Ruelle Vaillant or St. - Jean - Bosco . No one had been arrested in the wake of government ... massacre at Ruelle Vaillant had turned Namphy into an embarrassment to the United States . The signing of the ...
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