{"product_id":"the-dominican-republic-reader-history-culture-politics-paperback","title":"The Dominican Republic Reader: History, Culture, Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Paul Roorda\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLauren H. Derby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRaymundo Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite 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 vacations. Little else about the Dominican Republic is common knowledge outside its borders. This Reader seeks to change that. It provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country, from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. Among the volume's 118 selections are essays, speeches, journalism, songs, poems, legal documents, testimonials, and short stories, as well as several interviews conducted especially for this Reader. Many of the selections have been translated into English for the first time. All of them are preceded by brief introductions written by the editors. The volume's eighty-five illustrations, ten of which appear in color, include maps, paintings, and photos of architecture, statues, famous figures, and Dominicans going about their everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Paul Roorda is Professor of History at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictator Next Door: The Good Neighbor Policy and the Trujillo Regime in the Dominican Republic, 1930-1945\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Duke University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Derby is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictator's Seduction: Politics and the Popular Imagination in the Era of Trujillo\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Duke University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymundo González is a researcher at the Dominican National Archives and Social Science Coordinator for the Dominican Ministry of Education. He teaches at the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Instituto Filosófico Pedro Francisco Bonó, both in Santo Domingo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9.35 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618707239219,"sku":"9780822357001","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a2JmUjVsRjRYUTJ6cDFqenpobHp3dz09.webp?v=1761908198","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-dominican-republic-reader-history-culture-politics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}