The Mulatto Republic : class, race, and Dominican national identity / April J. Mayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayes, April J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Dominican Republic.

Ethnicity.

Multiracial people--Race identity--Dominican Republic.

Multiracial people.

National characteristics, Dominican.

Racism--Dominican Republic.

Racism.

Race awareness--Dominican Republic.

Race awareness.

Social classes--Dominican Republic.

Social classes.

Dominican Republic--Race relations.

Dominican Republic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Debating Dominicanidad in the nineteenth century

The changing landscape of power in the sugar-growing East

The culture of progress in San Pedro de Macorís

Policing the urban poor

Debating Dominicans' race during the U.S. occupation

Gender and Hispanidad in the new era.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-5004-9

0-8130-4867-2

OCLC:

869736066