The Haitian Political Situation and its Effect on the Dominican Republic

1849-1877

Bibliographic Data

ID8874736
AuthorsWilliam Javier Nelson
Year1988
Volume45
Issue2
Pages227-235
Publication date1988-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1006786
OpenAlexW2333560887
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

The Dominican Republic, which has once again exhibited the fragility of its political institutions by taking over two weeks to ascertain a winner in its last presidential election, is, in many ways, a land of shared commonalities with other peoples. Its merengue rhythms point to a common musical bond with West Africa; its language and cultural institutions suggest a heavy Spanish stamp and its affiliations with other regional entities such as Puerto Rico and Venezuela are well known. Unfortunately for the Dominicans, however, they share their own island with another society — a decidely unique situation, especially since this schism represents an antipathic clash between different languages, histories and racial philosophies

Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Schism · Sociology · Solidarity · The Republic · Theology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Cuban History and Society · Law

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