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The Mulatto Republic (Paperback)
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The Mulatto Republic (Paperback)
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Loot Price R599
Discovery Miles 5 990
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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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