Coloring the Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican RepublicThis volume explores the significance of racial theorizing in Dominican society and its manifestation in everyday life. The author examines how ideas of skin colour and racial identity influence a wide spectrum of Dominicans in how they view themselves and their Haitian neighbours. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
La Raza Dominicana and Haiti | 17 |
Race Color and Class in Dominican Society | 50 |
Gendered Domesticated and Sanctified | 73 |
A Transnational Society | 95 |
Race and Negritud in Dominican Literature | 120 |
Race and Nation in Dominican Politics | 153 |
Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican Republic | 182 |
Notes | 203 |
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Coloring the Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican Republic David Howard No preview available - 2001 |
Coloring the Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican Republic David Howard No preview available - 2001 |
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