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Tropical Zion : General Trujillo, FDR, and the Jews of Sosúa /

A history of a colony of European Jewish refugees in the Dominican Republic, examined in the context of US refugee policy during World War II and US-Dominican relations.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Wells, Allen, 1951-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Collection:American encounters/global interactions.
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The refugees' plight
  • "Our ethnic problem"
  • Think big
  • Jewish farmers
  • Converging interests
  • "The eyes of the world are on the Dominican Republic"
  • One good turn
  • Lives in the balance
  • Playing god
  • Growing pains
  • First impressions
  • Flawed vision
  • Containment
  • Trial and error
  • The man who saved Sosúa
  • A "splendid president"
  • Golden years
  • "The beginning of the end"
  • Ravages of aging.