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The Mulatto Republic class, race, and Dominican national identity

Title: The Mulatto Republic [electronic resource] : class, race, and Dominican national identity / April J. Mayes.
Author: Mayes, April J.
Publication: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014].

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Description

1 online resource (xiii, 195 pages) : illustrations, maps.

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.

Uniform Title

Mulatto Republic (Online)

Alternative Title

Mulatto Republic (Online)

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and (pages 171-186) index.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

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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