Dominican Republic
A comprehensive look at the Central American nation.
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- ISBN: 9781502608048
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144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. - Edition Third edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Dominican Republic today -- Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Dominicans -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Arts -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food -- About the economy -- About the culture -- Time line -- Glossary. |
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Table of Contents
Dominican Republic
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic Today | p. 5 | |
| 1 | Geography | |
| Regions | ||
| Rivers | ||
| Climate | ||
| Flora | ||
| Fauna | ||
| Cities | p. 11 | |
| 2 | History | |
| The Taino Arawak | ||
| Spanish conquest and colonization | ||
| Saint Domingue and Santo Domingo | ||
| Independence | ||
| From dictatorship to anarchy | ||
| Era of Trujillo | ||
| War and US intervention | ||
| Economic reforms | p. 23 | |
| 3 | Government | |
| Voting | ||
| The presidency | ||
| The legislature | ||
| The judiciary | ||
| A nonpolitical military | p. 39 | |
| 4 | Economy | |
| Farming | ||
| Forestry | ||
| Mining | ||
| Manufacturing | ||
| Construction | ||
| Energy | ||
| Tourism | ||
| Boom or bust | p. 47 | |
| 5 | Environment | |
| The importance of water | ||
| First steps in environmental protection | ||
| Future of environmental protection | p. 57 | |
| 6 | $$$ | |
| Race and class | ||
| Upper class | ||
| Middle class | ||
| Lower class | ||
| Haitians | p. 63 | |
| 7 | $$$ | |
| Birth | ||
| Growing up | ||
| Gender roles | ||
| Marriage and family | ||
| Education | ||
| Housing | ||
| Death | p. 71 | |
| 8 | Religion | |
| Growth of the Church | ||
| Roman Catholicism | ||
| Protestantism | ||
| Folk religion | p. 85 | |
| 9 | Language | |
| Taino/Arawak influences | ||
| African influences | ||
| Riddles | ||
| Dominican sayings and expressions | p. 93 | |
| 10 | Arts | |
| Writers and poets | ||
| Musicians | ||
| Painters | ||
| Folk arts and crafts | p. 99 | |
| 11 | Leisure | |
| Sports | ||
| Cockfighting | ||
| Urban nightlife | ||
| Oral tradition | p. 109 | |
| 12 | Festivals | |
| The Christmas season | ||
| Easter | ||
| Quincentenary | ||
| Carnival and Independence Day | p. 115 | |
| 13 | Food | |
| Essential ingredients | ||
| Mealtimes | ||
| Eating out in Santo Domingo | ||
| Feasts | ||
| In the kitchen | ||
| Markets | p. 121 | |
| Map of Dominican Republic | p. 132 | |
| About the Economy | p. 135 | |
| About the Culture | p. 137 | |
| Timeline | p. 138 | |
| Glossary | p. 140 | |
| For Further Information | p. 141 | |
| Bibliography | p. 142 | |
| Index | p. 143 |
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