The Devil behind the Mirror: Globalization and Politics in the Dominican Republic - Softcover

Gregory, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520249291 ISBN 13: 9780520249295

Publisher: University of California Press, 2006

Synopsis

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 Dominican economic ladder. Innovative and beautifully written, The Devil behind the Mirror masterfully situates the analysis of global economic change in everyday lives.

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Product Description:

The Devil Behind the Mirror Provides an account of the impact that transnational processes associated with globalization are having on the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic. This study demonstrates how transnational flows of capital, culture, and people are mediated by contextually specific power relations, politics, and history.

About the Author:

Steven Gregory, Associate Professor of Anthropology and African American Studies at Columbia University, is 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0520249291
• ISBN 13: 9780520249295
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314