The Dominican Republic : a national history / Frank Moya Pons

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Introduction, 9.-- Geography and the aboriginal population, 13.-- Geography, 13.-- 3,000 years of migration, 16.-- Aboriginal lifestyle, 18.-- Family and social structure, 20.-- Political organization, 22.-- Myths and religious expression, 24.-- The early spanish rule (1492-1606), 29.-- Gold, indians and encomiendas, 29.-- Sugar and slaves, 37.-- Cattle and contraband, 42.-- The ¨devastaciones¨, 45.-- The island divided (1607-1697), 51.-- The loss of the western lands, 51.-- Misery and decadence in Santo Domingo, 58.-- Contacts with the french, 64.-- Conflicts with the french, 68.-- The frontier (1697-1789), 73.-- The french and the cattle trade, 73.-- The repopulation of the border areas, 77.-- The politics of the cattle trade, 80.-- Impact of the intercolonial trade, 87.-- The French Revolution in Santo Domingo (1789-1809), 91.-- The Haitian Revolution, 91.-- Cession to France, 98.-- French rule in Santo Domingo, 106.-- The haitian domination (1809-1843), 117.-- The ¨España Boba¨, 117.-- The land question, 124.-- The rural code, 130.-- Economic crisis and political unrest, 133.-- The overthrow of Boyer, 138.-- Separation from Haiti and Independence (1843-1844), 143.-- Conspiracy, 143.-- Independence, 153.-- The first caudillos: Santana and Baez (1844-1856), 165.-- Pedro Santana, 165.-- Buenaventura Báez vs. Pedro Santana, 174.-- The Revolution of 1857 (1857-1858), 185.-- The economic structure, 185.-- The monetary question, 188.-- The revolution, 192.-- Annexation to Spain and Republican Restoration ( 1859-1865), 197.-- Financial and political crisis, 197.-- Annexation, 200.-- The Restoration War, 210.-- Caudillo politics and political instability (1865-1879), 219.-- Post-Restoration politics, 219.--Annexation to the United States, 226.-- Rojos, Verdes and Azules, 232.-- The liberals in power (1879-1886), 245.-- The Azul governments, 245.-- The Azul Party and the economy, 255.-- Ulises Heureaux (1886-1899), 265.-- Installing the dictatorship, 265.-- Financial embroilment, 272.-- Toward a U. S. Protectorate (1899-1911), 279.-- External debt and political crisis, 279.-- U.S. financial intervention, 287.-- The Dominican-American Convention, 291.-- Ramón Cáceres and the U.S. Protectorate, 295.-- The collapse of sovereignty (1911-1916), 305.-- Political chaos and U.S. involvement, 305.-- Juan Isidro Jimenes and the U.S., 312.-- The U.S. Military Occupation (1916-1924), 321.-- Imposing military rule, 321.-- Economic change during World War I, 324.-- Nationalist resistance, 327.-- Ending the occupation, 333.-- The occupation`s impact, 336.-- Horacio Vasquez and the rise of Trujillo (1924-1930), 341.-- Under the U.S. protectorate, 341.-- Return to caudillo politics, 346.-- The rise of Trujillo, 351.-- The Era of Trujillo (1930-1961), 357.-- Trujillo`s ambitions, 357.-- Economic policies, 361.-- The Haitian question, 367.-- Political stability, 370.-- The collapse of the dictatorship, 371.-- The impact of Trujillo`s rule, 374.-- Democracy vs. neo-trujilloism (1961-1978), 381.-- Democratization and civil war, 381.-- Twelve years of neo-trujilloism, 391.-- Social-democrats in power (1978-1986), 405.-- Antonio Guzmán, 405.-- Salvador Jorge Blanco, 412.-- Balaguer`s return (1986-1990), 423.-- The destruction of Jorge Blanco, 423.-- An economic dictatorship, 427.-- Caudillism, elections, and crisis, 435.-- Maps, 445.-- Bibliography, 457.-- Index, 505.