The African Presence in Santo Domingo

by Carlos Andujar

Throughout its long and often tumultuous history, "La Hispanola" has taken on various cultural identities to meet the expectations--and especially the demands--of those who governed it. The island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti saw its first great shift with the arrival of Spanish colonists, who eliminated the indigenous population and established a pattern of indifference or hostility to diversity there. This enlightening book explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611860423
• ISBN13: 9781611860429
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"