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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Page 54
... took the French tricolor in his hands , ripped from it its band of white and had the two remaining thirds sewn together . Thus was the white oppressor defeated and expunged . Later , Dessalines re- placed the blue with black — a more ...
... took the French tricolor in his hands , ripped from it its band of white and had the two remaining thirds sewn together . Thus was the white oppressor defeated and expunged . Later , Dessalines re- placed the blue with black — a more ...
Page 59
... took the Pepsi , and Mimette took my hand . We wandered back to the courtyard , where the smell of the cooking meat was beginning to cover up the stench of the rotting oranges . When she thought I wasn't looking , Mimette handed Marie ...
... took the Pepsi , and Mimette took my hand . We wandered back to the courtyard , where the smell of the cooking meat was beginning to cover up the stench of the rotting oranges . When she thought I wasn't looking , Mimette handed Marie ...
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... took advantage of the Dechoukaj to intimidate the voodoo priest , then took over the house . In any case , a year later , with the Macoutes out in the open again , Aristide's position in Tokio was no longer firm , and the neighbor- hood ...
... took advantage of the Dechoukaj to intimidate the voodoo priest , then took over the house . In any case , a year later , with the Macoutes out in the open again , Aristide's position in Tokio was no longer firm , and the neighbor- hood ...
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