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Mulatto Republic (Hardcover, New)
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"Impels the reader to not lean solely on the crutch of Dominican
anti-Haitianism in order to understand Dominican identity and state
formation. Mayes proves that there was a multitude of factors that
sharpen our knowledge of the development of race and nation in the
Dominican Republic."--Millery Polyne, author of "From Douglass to
Duvalier" "A fascinating book. Mayes discusses the roots of
anti-Haitianism, the Dominican elite, and the ways in which race
and nation have been intertwined in the history of the Dominican
Republic. What emerges is a very interesting and engaging social
history."--Kimberly Eison Simmons, author of "Reconstructing Racial
Identity and the African Past in the Dominican Republic" The
Dominican Republic was once celebrated as a mulatto racial
paradise. Now the island nation is idealized as a white, Hispanic
nation, having abandoned its many Haitian and black influences. The
possible causes of this shift in ideologies between popular
expressions of Dominican identity and official nationalism has long
been debated by historians, political scientists, and
journalists.
In "The Mulatto Republic," April Mayes looks at the many ways
Dominicans define themselves through race, skin color, and culture.
She explores significant historical factors and events that have
led the nation, for much of the twentieth century, to favor
privileged European ancestry and Hispanic cultural norms such as
the Spanish language and Catholicism.
Mayes seeks to discern whether contemporary Dominican identity is a
product of the Trujillo regime--and, therefore, only a legacy of
authoritarian rule--or is representative of a nationalism unique to
an island divided into two countries long engaged with each other
in ways that are sometimes cooperative and at other times
conflicted. Her answers enrich and enliven an ongoing debate.
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