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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822010803321

Autore

Gregory Steven <1954->

Titolo

The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-520-95789-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

330.97293

Soggetti

Globalization - Dominican Republic

Globalization - Political aspects - Dominican Republic

Tourism - Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Foreign economic relations

Dominican Republic Economic conditions 1961-

Dominican Republic Social conditions 1961-

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

The politics of livelihood -- The spatial economy of difference -- Structures of the imagination -- Sex, tourism and the political economy of masculinity -- Race, identity, and the body politic -- The politics of transnational capital.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Devil behind the Mirror, Steven Gregory provides a compelling and intimate account of the impact that transnational processes associated with globalization are having on the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic. Grounded in ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the adjacent towns of Boca Chica and Andrés, Gregory's study deftly demonstrates how transnational flows of capital, culture, and people are mediated by contextually specific power relations, politics, and history. He explores such topics as the informal economy, the making of a telenova, sex tourism, and racism and discrimination against Haitians, who occupy the lowest rung on the Dominican economic ladder. Innovative, beautifully written, and now updated with a new preface, The Devil behind the Mirror masterfully situates the analysis of global economic change in everyday lives.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145544503321

Titolo

Partners in research for development

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ISSN

1839-616X

Soggetti

Agriculture - Research

Agriculture - Research - Australia

Agriculture - Research - Developing countries

Periodicals.

Australia

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Sommario/riassunto

Features in-depth articles on ACIAR projects, emerging outcomes from these projects, and the impacts in developing countries and Australia.