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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... politics in Port - au - Prince , whose vision of political goals is often obscured or twisted by an intense personal rivalry with other nèg politik . Doing and undoing : this is what Hai- tian politics is about , and it is one of the ...
... politics in Port - au - Prince , whose vision of political goals is often obscured or twisted by an intense personal rivalry with other nèg politik . Doing and undoing : this is what Hai- tian politics is about , and it is one of the ...
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... politicians : bla - bla - bla . If you asked kids in the slums about Aris- tide , they would say , " He speaks the truth . " If you asked political observers and other players in the Haitian political game , they would say , “ It's blah ...
... politicians : bla - bla - bla . If you asked kids in the slums about Aris- tide , they would say , " He speaks the truth . " If you asked political observers and other players in the Haitian political game , they would say , “ It's blah ...
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... political parties : Eugène and , 37 habitation compared with , 205-7 political prisoners , murders of , 77 politics , 77 , 182-83 , 205-12 Aristide and , 55-56 , 59 , 85 , 109-10 , 126-28 , 131-34 , 136-37 , 142-43 , 214 , 217-18 , 220 ...
... political parties : Eugène and , 37 habitation compared with , 205-7 political prisoners , murders of , 77 politics , 77 , 182-83 , 205-12 Aristide and , 55-56 , 59 , 85 , 109-10 , 126-28 , 131-34 , 136-37 , 142-43 , 214 , 217-18 , 220 ...
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