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The Mulatto Republic class, race, and Dominican national identity
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Title
The Mulatto Republic [electronic resource] : class, race, and Dominican national identity / April J. Mayes.
ISBN
9780813048673
9780813049199
Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2014.©2014. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014)
Physical Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
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Summary
This book examines how the Dominican Republic came to value being white over being black, especially given how many Dominicans are of African descent. Mayes looks at a seminal period of Dominican history, from the War of Restoration to the early decades of Trujillo's rule.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - UPCC 2014 Complete.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2014 History.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2014 Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 12, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Debating Dominicanidad in the nineteenth century
The changing landscape of power in the sugar-growing East
The culture of progress in San Pedro de Macorís
Policing the urban poor
Debating Dominicans' race during the U.S. occupation
Gender and Hispanidad in the new era.
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