The Mulatto Republic : Class, Race, and Dominican National Identity /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayes, April J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ethnizität
Rassismus
Social classes.
Racism.
Racially mixed people > Race identity.
Race relations.
Race awareness.
National characteristics, Dominican.
Ethnicity.
Dominicans (Dominican Republic)
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Classes sociales > Republique dominicaine.
Conscience de race > Republique dominicaine.
Racisme > Republique dominicaine.
Dominicains (Peuple)
Ethnicite > Republique dominicaine.
Social classes > Dominican Republic.
Race awareness > Dominican Republic.
Racism > Dominican Republic.
Racially mixed people > Race identity > Dominican Republic.
Ethnicity > Dominican Republic.
Dominikanische Republik
Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813048673

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