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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... smiled . He waved at me with his pen . I wasn't used to gunfire . I smiled back and would have raised my glass to him in a trite gesture , but I could tell that my hand would trem- ble . Now his pen was beckoning . I nodded . " Who are ...
... smiled . He waved at me with his pen . I wasn't used to gunfire . I smiled back and would have raised my glass to him in a trite gesture , but I could tell that my hand would trem- ble . Now his pen was beckoning . I nodded . " Who are ...
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... smiled , they smiled . Duvalier was trying to dispel rumors that he had already left the country . He was lighter - skinned than he had seemed in photo- graphs I had seen of him , and not as fat as he had been . His voice was high ...
... smiled , they smiled . Duvalier was trying to dispel rumors that he had already left the country . He was lighter - skinned than he had seemed in photo- graphs I had seen of him , and not as fat as he had been . His voice was high ...
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... smiled ironically . " You are perfectly free to come and go as you please in Gonaïves . We welcome foreign visitors in my city . But of course you must have your authorization papers . " He waited expec- tantly for us to produce these ...
... smiled ironically . " You are perfectly free to come and go as you please in Gonaïves . We welcome foreign visitors in my city . But of course you must have your authorization papers . " He waited expec- tantly for us to produce these ...
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