El culturas afrocaribeñas
By: Carlos Esteban Deive
Publisher: Sección Nacional de República Dominicana IPGH
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santo Domingo
Language: spa
Number of pages: 461
ISBN-13: 9789945082685
Subjects: Blacks; History; Social life and customs; Social conditions; Civilization; African influences
Description: Well-doumented scholarly work that traces the history of the African presence in the Spanish, English, French and Dutch Caribbean. Carlos Esteban Deive (1935) is the author of over 27 titles and has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Ensayo on several occassions. Some of his works include ¿Y tu abuela dónde está?: el negro en la historia y la cultura dominicanas (2013), Los dominicanos vistos por los extranjeros, 1730-1929 (2009), El festín de los generales (2007), Tangomangos: contrabando y piratería en Santo Domingo, 1522-1606 (1996), La esclavitud del negro en Santo Domingo, 1492-1844 (1980), Las devastaciones (1979), Vodú y magia en Santo Domingo (1979), among many others. Important contribution to the study of Afro-Caribbean history and culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-441) and indexes.