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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Page 205
Nonetheless, patterns of thought and behavior that one can see in voodoo
occasionally manifest themselves in Haitian political behavior. Old bokors in the
hills of Haiti will look at a sick man, nod their heads and say, "Neg fe, neg defe.
Nonetheless, patterns of thought and behavior that one can see in voodoo
occasionally manifest themselves in Haitian political behavior. Old bokors in the
hills of Haiti will look at a sick man, nod their heads and say, "Neg fe, neg defe.
Page 206
Hubert de Ronceray's party is a tool to advance his political ambitions, and the
same goes for Leslie Manigat and Gregoire Eugene, two other politicians who
were to run for President in the upcoming elections. Like the habitation, these
parties ...
Hubert de Ronceray's party is a tool to advance his political ambitions, and the
same goes for Leslie Manigat and Gregoire Eugene, two other politicians who
were to run for President in the upcoming elections. Like the habitation, these
parties ...
Page 223
Haitians have a phrase for the useless, yammering histrionics of politicians: bla-
bla-bla. If you asked kids in the slums about Aristide, they would say, "He speaks
the truth." If you asked political observers and other players in the Haitian political
...
Haitians have a phrase for the useless, yammering histrionics of politicians: bla-
bla-bla. If you asked kids in the slums about Aristide, they would say, "He speaks
the truth." If you asked political observers and other players in the Haitian political
...
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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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