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The Devil behind the Mirror: Globalization and Politics in the Dominican Republic
Steven Gregory
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Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 half-tones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
In The Devil behind the Mirror, Steven Gregory provides a compelling and intimate account of the impact that transnational processes associated with globalization are having on the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic. Grounded in ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the adjacent towns of Boca Chica and Andres, Gregory's study deftly demonstrates how transnational flows of capital, culture, and people are mediated by contextually specific power relations, politics, and history. He explores such topics as the informal economy, the making of a telenova, sex tourism, and racism and discrimination against Haitians, who occupy the lowest rung on the ... Read more
In The Devil behind the Mirror, Steven Gregory provides a compelling and intimate account of the impact that transnational processes associated with globalization are having on the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic. Grounded in ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the adjacent towns of Boca Chica and Andres, Gregory's study deftly demonstrates how transnational flows of capital, culture, and people are mediated by contextually specific power relations, politics, and history. He explores such topics as the informal economy, the making of a telenova, sex tourism, and racism and discrimination against Haitians, who occupy the lowest rung on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520282254
SKU
V9780520282254
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About Steven Gregory
Steven Gregory is Professor of Anthropology and African-American Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Santeria in New York City: A Study in Cultural Resistance and Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community. He coedited Race with Roger Sanjek.
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