The Dominican Racial Imaginary: Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola

by Milagros Ricourt

Received an Honorable Mention for the 2017 Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Award from the Caribbean Studies Association

This book begins with a simple question: why do so many Dominicans deny the African components of their DNA, culture, and history? Seeking answers, Milagros Ricourt uncovers a complex and often contradictory Dominican racial imaginary. Observing how Dominicans have traditionally identified in opposition to their neighbors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813584477
• ISBN13: 9780813584478
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher