{"product_id":"reconstructing-racial-identity-and-the-african-past-in-the-dominican-republic-paperback","title":"Reconstructing Racial Identity and the African Past in the Dominican Republic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimberly Eison Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Latin America and the Caribbean, racial issues are extremely complex and fluid, particularly the nature of \"blackness.\" What it means to be called \"black\" is still very different for an African American living in the United States than it is for an individual in the Dominican Republic with an African ancestry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRacial categories were far from concrete as the Dominican populace grew, altered, and solidified around the present notions of identity. Kimberly Simmons explores the fascinating socio-cultural shifts in Dominicans' racial categories, concluding that Dominicans are slowly embracing blackness and ideas of African ancestry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimmons also examines the movement of individuals between the Dominican Republic and the United States, where traditional notions of \u003cem\u003eindio\u003c\/em\u003e are challenged, debated, and called into question. How and why Dominicans define their racial identities reveal shifting coalitions between Caribbean peoples and African Americans, and proves intrinsic to understanding identities in the African diaspora.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly Eison Simmons\u003c\/strong\u003e, president of the Association of Black Anthropologists, is assistant professor of anthropology and African American studies at the University of South Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468547145981,"sku":"9780813036755","price":47.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Q3FOeEJCZUJGUHV3QUgyS0RPVHJOdz09.webp?v=1777290417","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/reconstructing-racial-identity-and-the-african-past-in-the-dominican-republic-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}