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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... thought that Baron would keep the villagers away from his blocks . When the men from town got their eyes accustomed to the dark in the little chamber , they gasped and started to laugh . They turned to the priest and told him that he ...
... thought that Baron would keep the villagers away from his blocks . When the men from town got their eyes accustomed to the dark in the little chamber , they gasped and started to laugh . They turned to the priest and told him that he ...
Page 63
... thought I already knew my way around . I'd been to a lot of places in a series of rented cars , and then there was always that first taxi ride , which I thought of as my orientation . On my later trips , I kept rediscovering parts of ...
... thought I already knew my way around . I'd been to a lot of places in a series of rented cars , and then there was always that first taxi ride , which I thought of as my orientation . On my later trips , I kept rediscovering parts of ...
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... thought of Aristide , living a strait- ened life , knowing that from one moment to the next , anything can happen . I thought about the last words of the note that he had sent me the night before , my last night in Haiti : “ Bon kouraj ...
... thought of Aristide , living a strait- ened life , knowing that from one moment to the next , anything can happen . I thought about the last words of the note that he had sent me the night before , my last night in Haiti : “ Bon kouraj ...
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