"Large-scale emigration from the Dominican Republic began in the early 1960s, with most Dominicans settling in New York City. Since then the growth of the city's Dominican population has been staggering, now accounting for around 7 percent of the total populace. How have Dominic…
This volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. The author demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed …
Anthropos and the material
by Harvey, Penelope, Krohn-Hansen, Christian, Nustad, Knut G.
Anthropos and the Material
by Harvey, Penelope, Krohn-Hansen, Christian, Nustad, Knut G.
What is "authoritarian rule" and how can we best study it? Using the case of the twentieth-century Dominican southwest, this book investigates new ways of analyzing political authoritarianism. The Dominican Republic was ruled for several decades in the twentieth century by the d…