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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... soldiers , the angry crowd . They wanted Tonton Paul's skin . But Tonton Paul , a plumber by trade , was not just any Macoute . He was also the mayor of Pétionville . I asked him why he was still at his headquarters . He gave a slow ...
... soldiers , the angry crowd . They wanted Tonton Paul's skin . But Tonton Paul , a plumber by trade , was not just any Macoute . He was also the mayor of Pétionville . I asked him why he was still at his headquarters . He gave a slow ...
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... soldiers had cornered him that afternoon , by himself near the cemetery . They stood him up against the graveyard wall , made him put his hands above his head , and blew his arm off with their Uzis . I went downtown , finally , to buy ...
... soldiers had cornered him that afternoon , by himself near the cemetery . They stood him up against the graveyard wall , made him put his hands above his head , and blew his arm off with their Uzis . I went downtown , finally , to buy ...
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... soldiers had removed their commander on charges of corruption . In Côtes - de - Fer in the south , the people had set up a popular tribu- nal and were judging former government employees , Tontons Ma- coute and Army officers . Other ...
... soldiers had removed their commander on charges of corruption . In Côtes - de - Fer in the south , the people had set up a popular tribu- nal and were judging former government employees , Tontons Ma- coute and Army officers . Other ...
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