We Dream Together

Dominican Independence, Haiti, and the Fight for Caribbean Freedom

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Author(s)
Eller, Anne

Collection Knowledge Unlatched (KU)

Number100278

'In We Dream Together' Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of conflict between the Dominican Republic and Haiti by tracing the complicated history of Dominican emancipation and independence between 1822 and 1865. Eller moves beyond the small body of writing by Dominican elites that often narrates Dominican nationhood to craft inclusive, popular histories of identity, community, and freedom, summoning sources that range from trial records and consul reports to poetry and song. Rethinking Dominican relationships with their communities, the national project, and the greater Caribbean, Eller shows how popular anticolonial resistance was anchored in a rich and complex political culture. Haitians and Dominicans fostered a common commitment to Caribbean freedom, the abolition of slavery, and popular democracy, often well beyond the reach of the state.

URI   http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31744

Keywords History; Cuba; Dominican Order; Haiti; Puerto Plata; Dominican Republic; Santana (band); Santo Domingo; Spain; Spaniards; United States

DOI10.1215/9780822373766

ISBN9780822373766

OCN940935869

PublisherDuke University Press

Publisher websitehttps://www.dukeupress.edu/