The Dominican Republic Reader

History, Culture, Politics
Herausgeber: Roorda, Eric Paul

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. This book provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century.

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Produktdetails

• The Latin America Readers
• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 782g
• ISBN-13: 9780822357001
• ISBN-10: 0822357003
• Artikelnr.: 39563325

Autorenporträt

Eric Paul Roorda, Lauren Derby, and Raymundo González , eds.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
I. European Encounters 9
II. Pirates, Governors, and Slaves 61
III. Revolutions 91
IV. Caudillos and Empires 141
V. The Idea of the Nation: Order and Progress 191
VI. Dollars, Gunboats, and Bullets 233
VII. The Era of Trujillo 279
VIII. The Long Transition to Democracy 325
IX. Religious Practices 387
X. Popular Culture 417
XI. The Dominican Diaspora 467
Suggestions for Further Reading 507
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 515
Index 527