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Democracia a la fuerza. Intervenciones estadounidenses en la República Dominicana, Granada y Panamá

(Editorial Manuscritos, 2011)

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Escrito por el Dr. Russell Crandall y traducido por Marcelo González, este libro, galardonado en versión inglés por la revista Foreign Affairs como uno de los mejores libros del año 2007, examina la decisión estadounidense de intervenir en la República Dominicana (1965), Granada (1983) y Panamá (1989). Valiéndose de documentos previamente clasificados, el autor, politólogo y ex asesor en el Concejo Nacional de Seguridad (NSC por sus siglas en inglés), analiza los motivos detrás de cada una de estas intervenciones. Traducida con esmero, esta edición en español ha sido aumentada por el traductor con fuentes latinoamericanas y notas bibliográficas adicionales, así como con las citas originales en español de líderes latinoamericanos (como Fidel Castro y Manuel Noriega). Para comprar este elogiado libro, disponible por primera vez en español, en tan sólo $39.99, presione aquí. Título original: Gunboat democracy: US interventions in the Dominican Republic, Grenada and Panama (2006)

Written by Russell Crandall and translated by Marcelo González, this book, whose original English version was heralded as one of the best books of 2007 by Foreign Affairs, examines the US decision to intervene in the Dominican Republic (1965), Grenada (1983) and Panama (1989). Availing himself of recently declassified documents, the author—a political scientist and former advisor at the National Security Council—analyzes the motives behind each of these interventions. Meticulously translated, this Spanish edition has been enhanced with additional notes and (localized) bibliographic references, including original Spanish-language quotations by Latin American leaders (such as Fidel Castro and Manuel Noriega). Now available in Spanish, click here to purchase this text (from Amazon) for just $39.99. To purchase the English edition, entitled Gunboat democracy: US interventions in the Dominican Republic, Grenada and Panama, click here.

Reseñas Críticas

(de la versión en inglés)

Gunboat Democracy offers a much-needed corrective to the dominant view that U.S. foreign policy toward the Caribbean and Central America has been driven by nefarious motives, that U.S. imperialism has changed little since the 19th century, and that U.S. interventions have left these countries worse off. Russell Crandall demonstrates with these three cases that U.S. foreign policy has been largely based on security concerns, that it has evolved during the last century, and that its interventions have probably helped to promote democracy and stability. Provocative and insightful, the book's cases are first rate. (Dr. Robert S. Snyder, Southwestern University)

In this important and well-reasoned study, a former Bush administration official audaciously takes on the academic orthodoxy to defend three U.S. military interventions in the Caribbean basin. . . . Gunboat Democracy is a significant contribution and a compelling revisionist counterweight to the prevailing literature. (Dr. Richard Feinberg, University of California, San Diego)

Russell Crandall has produced a well-written and provocative book that contributes to a critical topic: why U.S. presidents choose to invade. In an era of pre-emptive warfare, it is particularly timely. (Dr. Gregory B. Weeks, University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

Negritud Literaria en la República Dominicana

(Editorial Abya-Yala, 2009)

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Escrita por Dawn Stinchcomb y traducida por Marcelo González, esta obra (disponible por primera vez en castellano) analiza los temas de la raza y la identidad en la literatura dominicana desde la época colonial hasta el siglo XX. Esta obra contextualiza la producción literaria del país en la historia conflictiva de la Isla Hispaniola, una historia en la que la retórica política afirma las raíces hispanas e indígenas al tiempo que niega una herencia africana. Para comprar este innovador libro en Amazon por tan sólo $19.95, presione aquí. Título original: The development of literary blackness in the Dominican Republic (2004)

Written by Dawn Stinchcomb and translated by Marcelo González, this scholarly work (now available for the first time in the Spanish language) analyzes the themes of race and identity in the literature of the Dominican Republic from the colonial period to the twentieth century. The book contextualizes the literary production of the nation within the conflict-embedded history of the island of Hispaniola, a history in which the political rhetoric embraces the country's Hispanic and indigenous roots, while denying its African heritage. Original title: The development of literary blackness in the Dominican Republic (2004)

Reseñas Críticas

"...an intriguing and useful investigation of a politically charged topic in the annals of Dominican literary history" "...a stimulating text for Dominican, Hispanic, Caribbean, African Diaspora and Latin American Studies" --New West Indies Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids (Vol. 79 2005) Dr. James L. Davis (Howard University)

"...a necessary and important piece of scholarship that fills in a painfully neglected gap in the history and literary history of the Dominican Republic" --Caribbean Studies (Jan. - June, 2005): Dr. Barbara Shaw (University of Maryland)

"...una aportación de valor en el campo de estudios del Caribe" --Hispanic Review (Spring 2006): Néstor E. Rodríguez (University of Toronto)