The mulatto republic : class, race, and Dominican national identity /

The mulatto republic : class, race, and Dominican national identity /

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Author / Creator:Mayes, April J., author.
Imprint:Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Description:xiii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Ethnicity -- Dominican Republic.
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- Dominican Republic.
National characteristics, Dominican.
Racism -- Dominican Republic.
Race awareness -- Dominican Republic.
Social classes -- Dominican Republic.
Ethnicity.
National characteristics, Dominican.
Race awareness.
Race relations.
Racially mixed people -- Race identity.
Racism.
Social classes.
Dominican Republic -- Race relations.
Dominican Republic.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9918194
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ISBN:9780813049199
0813049199
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

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