The Dominican Republic Reader: History, Culture, Politics by Eric Paul Roorda (E

Description: The Dominican Republic Reader by Eric Paul Roorda, Lauren H. Derby, Raymundo Gonzalez Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. This book provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. Non-Dominicans may be aware that the country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and that it is where Christopher Columbus chose to build a colony. Some may know that the country produces talented baseball players and musicians; others that it is a prime destination for beach vacations. Little else about the Dominican Republic is common knowledge outside its borders. This Reader seeks to change that. It provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country, from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. Among the volumes 118 selections are essays, speeches, journalism, songs, poems, legal documents, testimonials, and short stories, as well as several interviews conducted especially for this Reader. Many of the selections have been translated into English for the first time. All of them are preceded by brief introductions written by the editors. The volumes eighty-five illustrations, ten of which appear in color, include maps, paintings, and photos of architecture, statues, famous figures, and Dominicans going about their everyday lives. Author Biography Eric Paul Roorda is Professor of History at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of The Dictator Next Door: The Good Neighbor Policy and the Trujillo Regime in the Dominican Republic, 1930–1945, published by Duke University Press.Lauren Derby is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of The Dictators Seduction: Politics and the Popular Imagination in the Era of Trujillo, also published by Duke University Press.Raymundo González is a researcher at the Dominican National Archives and Social Science Coordinator for the Dominican Ministry of Education. He teaches at the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Instituto Filosófico Pedro Francisco Bonó, both in Santo Domingo. Table of Contents Acknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1I. European Encounters 9II. Pirates, Governors, and Slaves 61III. Revolutions 91IV. Caudillos and Empires 141V. The Idea of the Nation: Order and Progress 191VI. Dollars, Gunboats, and Bullets 233VII. The Era of Trujillo 279VIII. The Long Transition to Democracy 325IX. Religious Practices 387X. Popular Culture 417XI. The Dominican Diaspora 467Suggestions for Further Reading 507Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 515Index 527 Review "The best available collection of writing in English for anyone wanting a broad and varied introduction to Dominican history, politics and culture. Very much a book for dipping into, which works well for the appealingly diverse sections on religion, popular culture and the Dominican diaspora but means the history sections, necessarily lacking a consistent narrative, work better for those with some prior knowledge of the countrys past." * Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic *"Roorda, Derby, and González use source materials from onsite actors/observers, government officials, writers, and intellectuals (Dominican and otherwise) to add an intimacy and sense of familiarity to the books narrative. They blend and merge important and formative events and actors that make up the formal history of the Dominican Republic with accounts designed to help readers understand the Dominican character and bases for social norms. The dozens of essays and accounts (some from contributors more familiar to casual readers, some less familiar), with an appropriate apportioning of emphases on nations influential in Dominican affairs (such as the US), complete a historiography that is both challenging and insightful. In a collection of different tiles in the Dominican mosaic, nothing is really trivial here. Highly Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above." -- W. J. Nelson * Choice *"Curious travelers, study-abroad students and faculty, and Latinamericanists generally will find this book to be a solid departure point to understand issues of race, religion (the Virgen of Altagracia, syncreticism), music, gendered roles (machismo and marianismo), and the turbulent imprint of caudillos on the evolution of the Dominican Republic. Over 150 suggested readings point the way to further explore an island in the Caribbean whose history, culture and politics have much to say about the human condition there and elsewhere." -- Joseph Scarpaci * Journal of Latin American Geography *"The Dominican Republic Reader is a well-crafted study that will engage readers. The documents, essays, and other vignettes are representative of the Dominican Republics rich and colorful history and culture." -- Michael R. Hall * The Latin Americanist *"A student of Caribbean history or culture, or a student of Latin America, coming to this book would leave with a broad sense of what the Dominican Republic is, what its major historical and cultural issues are and have been, and how its current democracy has been achieved. That is not a bad achievement for a book clearly aimed at an undergraduate reader and held together with essays that illuminate the texts presented to its audience." -- F.S.J. Ledgister * Caribbean Quarterly *"The Dominican Republic Reader represents the most thought-provoking and interdisciplinary volume offered thus far to an English-speaking [audience]. It is a must for any university library, as well as a much-needed addition to any class dedicated to the study of Hispaniola, the Spanish Caribbean, or Dominicans in the United States." -- Juan José Ponce-Vázquez * The Black Scholar *"With its broad-minded collection ofdocuments, the reader is a welcome and well-crafted addition to a bookshelf of English-language works on the Dominican Republic and is certain to be just as valuable in the classroom." -- Anne Eller * Hispanic American Historical Review * Review Quote "With its broad-minded collection ofdocuments, the reader is a welcome and well-crafted addition to a bookshelf of English-language works on the Dominican Republic and is certain to be just as valuable in the classroom." Details ISBN0822357003 Short Title DOMINICAN REPUBLIC READER Publisher Duke University Press Language English ISBN-10 0822357003 ISBN-13 9780822357001 Media Book Format Paperback Author Raymundo Gonzalez Publication Date 2014-05-23 DEWEY 972.93 Year 2014 Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle History, Culture, Politics Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Edited by Lauren H. Derby UK Release Date 2014-05-23 AU Release Date 2014-05-23 NZ Release Date 2014-05-23 US Release Date 2014-05-23 Pages 560 Series The Latin America Readers Illustrations 85 illustrations, incl. 10 in color Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131533449;

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