Description |
xiii, 340 p. : ill., maps. |
Series |
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-322) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : "We declare that we are Indians" : Dominican identity displays and discourses in travel writing, museums, beauty shops, and bodies -- "It is said that Haiti is getting blacker and blacker" : traveling narratives of Dominican identity -- "The Africans have no [public] history" : the Museo del Hombre Dominicano and indigenous displays of Dominican identity -- "I could go the African American route" : Dominicans in the black mosaic of Washington, D.C. -- "They are taken into account for their opinions" : making community and displaying identity at a Dominican beauty shop in New York City -- "Black women are confusing, but the hair lets you know" : perceiving the boundaries of Dominicanidad -- Conclusion : "Black behind the ears, and up front, too" : ideological code switching and ambiguity in Dominican identities. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Dominicans -- United States -- Ethnic identity.
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Blacks -- Race identity -- Dominican Republic.
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Ethnicity -- Dominican Republic.
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National characteristics, Dominican.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780822390282 |
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0822390280 |
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9780822340188 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0822340186 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780822340379 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0822340372 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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