The Mulatto Republic : class, race, and Dominican national identity / April J. Mayes.

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Mayes, April J [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813048673
0813048672
9781306407441
1306407443
9780813061962
0813061962
0813050049
9780813050041

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mulatto Republic.DDC classification:

305.80097293 23

LOC classification:

F1941.A1 M39 2014eb

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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.

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.

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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.