Foundations of Despotism

Foundations of Despotism: Peasants, the Trujillo Regime, and Modernity in Dominican History Turits Richard Lee Wydawca: Stanford University Press Data wydania: 2004 ISBN: 9780804751056 Liczba stron: 400 Format: 230 x 154 x 31 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Explores the history of the Dominican Republic as it evolved from the first European colony in the Americas into a modern nation under the rule of Rafael Trujillo. It investigates the social foundations of Trujillo s enduring and brutal dictatorship (1930-1961) and, more broadly, the way power is sustained in such non-democratic regimes.