Spanish Literary Blackness & Spanish Gunboat Democracy

The development of literary blackness

in the Dominican Republic (Spanish Edition)

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Written by Dawn Stinchcomb and translated by Marcelo González, this scholarly work analyzes the themes of race and identity in Dominican literature 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.

Critical Reviews:

“…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”

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”

Barbara Shaw (University of Maryland)

“…a valuable contribution to the field of Caribbean studies”

Néstor Rodríguez (University of Toronto)

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Tentatively entitled Democracia a la Fuerza: Intervenciones Estadounidenses en la República Dominicana, Granada y Panamá, publication of this text, hailed as one of the "Best Books" of 2007 (by the respected journal Foreign Affairs), is being actively pursued with a view to securing its place as one the best Spanish translations in the field of political science in the past tens years.

Gunboat Democracy: U.S. Interventions in the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Panama