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The Dominican Republic and the Beginning of a Revolutionary Cycle in the Spanish Caribbean: 1861-1898
Author(s): Luis Alvarez-Lopez (Author)
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication Date: 29 July 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 118 pages
- ISBN-10: 0761847146
- ISBN-13: 9780761847144
Book Description
In this book, Alvarez-Lopez details the history of revolution in the Dominican Republic, an infant independent nation struggling to preserve its political independence from Haiti and from the expansionist policies of northern European countries and the United States.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A class analysis of a turning point in the history of the country…Although highly scientific and well researched, this is an essay for laymen and scholar alike. The author brings history alive with his interplay of primary and secondary sources and excellent anecdotal story telling. The English publication of this book fills a gap in the study of the Dominican Republic and makes important historical information accessible to many. — Dr. Carmen H. Sanjurjo, assistant professor, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Álvarez-López makes a contribution to a growing field of study, and responds to the needs of university students who are searching for answers to their questions about the history of the Spanish Caribbean, and its contribution to the history of humanity. — Daisy Cocco de Filippis, Ph.D., president, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Connecticut Community College
About the Author
Luis Álvarez-López is adjunct assistant professor of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, and adjunct professor in the Department of Latino and Spanish Caribbean Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at New Brunswick/Piscataway. He taught at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Autonomy University of Santo Domingo, and Technological Institute of Santo Domingo. He teaches history of the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean, as well as the study of race and ethnicity in United States. Professor Alvarez has written several books, including Dominación Colonial y Guerra Popular 1861-1865, and Estado y Sociedad Durante la Era de Trujillo 1930-1961.
