Political authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic
By: Christian Krohn-Hansen.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Authoritarianism -- Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: What is "authoritarian rule" and how can we best study it? Using the case of the twentieth-century Dominican southwest, this book investigates new ways of analyzing political authoritarianism. The Dominican Republic was ruled for several decades in the twentieth century by the dictator Rafael Trujillo and later by another authoritarian leader, Joaquín Balaguer. In this study, Krohn-Hansen examines from below the state formation headed by Trujillo and Balaguer. The book offers a historical ethnography from one part of the country. Krohn-Hansen argues that it should be imperative to approach authoritarian histories like other histories ; on the basis of detailed investigations of power relationships, everyday practices, and meanings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Island, state, and community; title: Kin, friends, and leaders; title: Negotiating rule : the reformists and the public sector; title: Negotiating rule : political fraud as interaction; title: Constructing masculinity, negotiating rule; title: Making the nation; title: Bloody memories; title: Conclusion.