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Political Authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic

By Christian Krohn-Hansen

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0230609538, 9780230609532
LCC
JL1130 .K76 2009
Open Library ID
OL16819826M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1945526 bytes)
Pages
268\262
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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, Joaqu?n 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.

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