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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... night . A homeowner suspected that his place was targeted ; he went out into the garden at midnight and shot off a few rounds from his rifle , just in case . It was seldom clear how the night's victims had been se- lected . Usually they ...
... night . A homeowner suspected that his place was targeted ; he went out into the garden at midnight and shot off a few rounds from his rifle , just in case . It was seldom clear how the night's victims had been se- lected . Usually they ...
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... night , as we ate turkey on the terrace , the focus of the night's violence was in our neighborhood , Carrefour Feuilles . At St. - Gérard Church just up the hill , the liberation priest had been raising his congregation's political ...
... night , as we ate turkey on the terrace , the focus of the night's violence was in our neighborhood , Carrefour Feuilles . At St. - Gérard Church just up the hill , the liberation priest had been raising his congregation's political ...
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... night , even though you would learn later that they had been there , listening to the ringing , wondering who was calling , a friend or an enemy . Members of the Unity Front slept in a different place each night . A tall light- skinned ...
... night , even though you would learn later that they had been there , listening to the ringing , wondering who was calling , a friend or an enemy . Members of the Unity Front slept in a different place each night . A tall light- skinned ...
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