| We Dream Together: Dominican Independence, Haiti, and the Fight for Caribbean Freedom Contributor(s): Eller, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822362376 ISBN-13: 9780822362371 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - History | Social History - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 972.930 |
| LCCN: 2016024763 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In We Dream Together Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of conflict between the Dominican Republic and Haiti by tracing the complicated history of Dominican emancipation and independence between 1822 and 1865. Eller moves beyond the small body of writing by Dominican elites that often narrates Dominican nationhood to craft inclusive, popular histories of identity, community, and freedom, summoning sources that range from trial records and consul reports to poetry and song. Rethinking Dominican relationships with their communities, the national project, and the greater Caribbean, Eller shows how popular anticolonial resistance was anchored in a rich and complex political culture. Haitians and Dominicans fostered a common commitment to Caribbean freedom, the abolition of slavery, and popular democracy, often well beyond the reach of the state. By showing how the island's political roots are deeply entwined, and by contextualizing this history within the wider Atlantic world, Eller demonstrates the centrality of Dominican anticolonial struggles for understanding independence and emancipation throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. |