The Dominican Republic Reader: History, Culture, Politics

Book Overview

Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. Non-Dominicans may be aware that the country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and that it is where Christopher Columbus chose to build a colony. Some may know that the country produces talented baseball players and musicians; others that it is a prime destination for beach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822357003
• ISBN13: 9780822357001
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"