Coloring the nation : race and ethnicity in the Dominican Republic

"Howard draws appropriate parallels that connect race matters among Dominicans to comparable experiences of race in the rest of the hemisphere, thus introducing regional context that has often eluded the works of those colleagues who have viewed the Dominican case as outright exceptional." This volume explores the significance of racial theorizing in Dominican society and its manifestation in everyday life. The author examines how ideas of skin colour and racial identity influence a wide spectrum of Dominicans in how they view themselves and their Haitian neighbours. David Howard. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [212]-224) And Index.