A big day for Haiti, a big day for little Haitians
October 29, 2008
MP3 Audio: Interview with Robert Fatton (24.25mb) Download
By: John Turnbull visit website
Genre: Interview
Tags: emmanuel sanon, haiti, soccer, virginia, world cup
Interview with Robert Fatton, Haiti expert at the University of Virginia. He speaks of the Duvalier regime's partial dependence, "for its well-being," on the national soccer team's performance in the 1970s and alludes to particular clubs' associations with society's upper tiers.
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