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

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 opposi...

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title_auth The Dominican Racial Imaginary Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola
title_exact_search The Dominican Racial Imaginary Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola
title_full The Dominican Racial Imaginary Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola Milagros Ricourt
title_fullStr The Dominican Racial Imaginary Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola Milagros Ricourt
title_full_unstemmed The Dominican Racial Imaginary Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola Milagros Ricourt
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title_sub Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola
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Anti-racism Dominican Republic History
Blacks History Dominican Republic
Blacks Dominican Republic History
Creoles History Dominican Republic
Creoles Dominican Republic History
Cultural pluralism History Dominican Republic
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Blacks Dominican Republic History
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Ethnicity History Dominican Republic
Ethnicity Dominican Republic History
Nationalism History Dominican Republic
Nationalism Dominican Republic History
Racism History Dominican Republic
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