The Militarization of Culture in the Dominican Republic, from the Captains General to General Trujillo traces the interaction of the military and the civilian population, showing the many ways in which the military ethos has permeated Dominican culture. Valentina Peguero categorizes the Dominican military before 1930 as protectionists, facilitators, or self-servers, a framework that sheds new light on Dominican civil-military relations. Peguero synchronizes the history of the Dominican military and that of Dominican society from her dual perspectives as a native of the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo era and as a historian who is well acquainted with the country’s history and literature. She shows how the brutal Trujillo dictatorship created La Nueva Patria (The New Fatherland) to promote a new order and present the military as a model for society, imposing military principles on the civil society and mixing military culture with popular culture to reshape the nation. Structured around interviews with former military personnel, scholars, and politicians, this study brings to life documentary information and presents a poignant narrative that describes the unintended consequences that resulted when Trujillo valued arming the nation above meeting the needs of the populace.

The Militarization of Culture in the Dominican Republic, from the Captains General to General Trujillo (Studies in War, Society, and the Military)

History

Peguero, Valentina

Americas

University Of Nebraska Press

<p>El texto es una descripción de eventos reales e imaginarios que tuvieron lugar en la República Dominicana, en la era del dictador Rafael Trujillo, entre el año 1951 y el año 1971. Esos veinte años tuvieron un gran impacto en la familia de la relatora compuesta por la madre, el padre, una hermana y dos hermanos. El contenido, “una amalgama de evocaciones y reflexiones, risas y llantos, desilusiones y satisfacciones”, tiene como escenario la ciudad de Palmera.\nLa comunidad está situada en el borde norte de la frontera dominico-haitiana.\nEl relato es excitante atrayente. La figura del padre es prominente. Pero en desarrollo de los sucesos, expresando la índole dual de la realidad humana, con caracteres trágicos cómicos, interactúan los animales y la naturaleza. Los animales coparticipan como seres humanos y la naturaleza brinda solazo y regocijo al entorno familiar.<br />
La historieta entremezcla acontecimientos de la vida familiar con eventos sociopolíticos, económicos, religiosos y culturales, en el citado contexto histórico, que integraban la diversidad social, política y racial de los habitantes de Palmera.</p>

Amor, dignidad y dedicación: Remembranzas de mi padre (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

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