The rainy season: Haiti since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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Page 116
A young man saunters forward and through the crowd, nudging the girl and her
mother away. He puts a heavy arm around Aristide's shoulders and another over
the priest's head, holding Aris- tide in a lock grip and cupping his ear. He starts ...
A young man saunters forward and through the crowd, nudging the girl and her
mother away. He puts a heavy arm around Aristide's shoulders and another over
the priest's head, holding Aris- tide in a lock grip and cupping his ear. He starts ...
Page 152
Many of the young men carry tape machines over their heads to record Aboudja's
drumming. The dancers' feet stir up dust from the dirt floor. The Senatorial
Candidate looks in on the crowd for a few minutes, shakes hands with some
political ...
Many of the young men carry tape machines over their heads to record Aboudja's
drumming. The dancers' feet stir up dust from the dirt floor. The Senatorial
Candidate looks in on the crowd for a few minutes, shakes hands with some
political ...
Page 357
The President shook Schiller's hand, and someone snapped a picture. In the
background a young man was pouring tafia for the President and his men.
Schiller and his young friends encircled Namphy, put their arms around him.
Jean- Claude ...
The President shook Schiller's hand, and someone snapped a picture. In the
background a young man was pouring tafia for the President and his men.
Schiller and his young friends encircled Namphy, put their arms around him.
Jean- Claude ...
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| Title | The rainy season: Haiti since Duvalier |
| Author | Amy Wilentz |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671641867, 9780671641863 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / General Political Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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