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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813574503321

Autore

Mayes April J

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8130-5004-9

0-8130-4867-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

305.80097293

Soggetti

Ethnicity - Dominican Republic

Racially mixed people - Race identity - Dominican Republic

National characteristics, Dominican

Racism - Dominican Republic

Race awareness - Dominican Republic

Social classes - Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.