We dream together : Dominican independence, Haiti, and the fight for Caribbean freedom / Anne Eller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eller, Anne, 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Dominican Republic--History--1844-1930.

Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic--Politics and government--1844-1930.

Dominican Republic--Colonization.

Dominican Republic--Relations--Haiti.

Haiti--Relations--Dominican Republic.

Haiti.

Caribbean Area--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Durham NC Duke University Press 2016

Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In We Dream Together Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of conflict between the Dominican Republic and Haiti by tracing the complicated history of Dominican emancipation and independence between 1822 and 1865. Eller moves beyond the small body of writing by Dominican elites that often narrates Dominican nationhood to craft inclusive, popular histories of identity, community, and freedom, summoning sources that range from trial records and consul reports to poetry and song. Rethinking Dominican relationships with their communities, the national project, and the greater Caribbean, Eller shows how popular anticolonial resistance was anchored in a rich and complex political culture. Haitians and Dominicans fostered a common commitment to Caribbean freedom, the abolition of slavery, and popular democracy, often well beyond the reach of the state.

Contents:

Life by steam : the Dominican Republic's first republic, 1844-1861

Soon it will be Mexico's turn : Caribbean empire and Dominican annexation

The white race is destined to occupy this island : annexation and the problem of free labor

The Haitians or the whites? Colonization and resistance, 1861-1863

You promised to die of hunger : resistance, slavery, and all-out war

The lava spread everywhere : rural revolution, the provisional government, and Haiti

Nothing remains anymore : the last days of Spanish rule.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822373766

0822373769

OCLC:

940935869

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822373766

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access