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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150198003321

Autore

Eller Anne <1980->

Titolo

We dream together : Dominican independence, Haiti, and the fight for Caribbean freedom / / Anne Eller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham : , : Duke University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-8223-7376-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations, map

Disciplina

972.9304

Soggetti

History

Dominican Republic History 1844-1930

Dominican Republic Politics and government 1844-1930

Dominican Republic Colonization

Dominican Republic Relations Haiti

Haiti Relations Dominican Republic

Caribbean Area History Autonomy and independence movements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Life by steam : the Dominican Republic's first republic, 1844-1861 -- Soon it will be Mexico's turn : Caribbean empire and Dominican annexation -- The white race is destined to occupy this island : annexation and the problem of free labor -- The Haitians or the whites? Colonization and resistance, 1861-1863 -- You promised to die of hunger : resistance, slavery, and all-out war -- The lava spread everywhere : rural revolution, the provisional government, and Haiti -- Nothing remains anymore : the last days of Spanish rule.

Sommario/riassunto

In We Dream Together Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of conflict between the Dominican Republic and Haiti by tracing the complicated history of Dominican emancipation and independence between 1822 and 1865. Eller moves beyond the small body of writing by Dominican elites that often narrates Dominican nationhood to craft inclusive, popular histories of identity, community, and freedom, summoning sources that range from trial records and consul reports to poetry and song. Rethinking Dominican relationships with their communities, the national project, and the greater Caribbean, Eller



shows how popular anticolonial resistance was anchored in a rich and complex political culture. Haitians and Dominicans fostered a common commitment to Caribbean freedom, the abolition of slavery, and popular democracy, often well beyond the reach of the state.