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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... pointing with a pen to the names Henri Namphy and Williams Régala . " These two here would be the civilians , you know , with ... pointed his chin in my direction . The thin peasant under my arm was poking me with his BRINGING DOWN BABY 39.
... pointing with a pen to the names Henri Namphy and Williams Régala . " These two here would be the civilians , you know , with ... pointed his chin in my direction . The thin peasant under my arm was poking me with his BRINGING DOWN BABY 39.
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... 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 here I could have seen whether ...
... 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 here I could have seen whether ...
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... pointed star sits above this . The five - pointed star is not just any star , not a meaningless design . It started with the letter A , for Africa . THE BEAST OF THE HAITIAN HILLS 151.
... pointed star sits above this . The five - pointed star is not just any star , not a meaningless design . It started with the letter A , for Africa . THE BEAST OF THE HAITIAN HILLS 151.
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