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Quisqueya LA Bella: The Dominican Republic in Historical and Cultural Perspective (Perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean) | 
 enlarge | Author: Alan Cambeira
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 260643
Media: Paperback
Pages: 286
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1563249367
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.93
EAN: 9781563249365
ASIN: 1563249367
Publication Date: October 1996
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A history of the Dominican Republic from pre-Columbian times to the present. The book focuses on the merger of three cultures across time - the indiginous cultures of the Caribbean, the Iberians of southern Europe and the Africans.
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Historical and Cultural Jewel May 20, 2005
Tony Peguero (Bronx, New York)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This particular book by Professor Cambeira is truly a jewel in terms of its historical and cultural content and its unique treatment. Unlike any other book of this kind that I have read for its clarity in presentation. This is not your ordinary history textbook, but rather a highly personalized and lucid and informed interpretation of a community's evolution. I like how the Professor, who is Dominican, convinces the reader of his honesty. He says what many other Dominican writers don't say about our country, especially concerning certain questions of identity and the notion of inclusion in the formation of what we call dominicanidad. I also like the way Cambeira's writing style flows so gracefully. His nonfiction style is like his lyrical fiction that I found in his novels Azucar! The Story of Sugar and the sequel Azucar's Sweet Hope...Her Story Continues. Cambeira is a wonderful writer in every sense. High Recommended Reading. His latest novel Azucar's Sweet Hope...Her Story Continues is the Best Novel I've read in a long time !
Intelligent Focus March 4, 2004
Howard Lawrence (New Brunswick, NJ)
122 out of 124 found this review helpful
This definitely is a timely book with very valuable and insightful information given the current very tragic situation in the island shared by the two republics. Cambeira's intelligent focus and keen interpretation of the island's development in every sense helped me better understand especially the Dominican culture that most of us know so little about. I am sure many readers who are curious about Caribbean cultures will find this work extremely informative.
I also recommend this writer's new novel Azucar! The Story of Sugar.
Suggested Reading for a Popular Play November 29, 2003
Sebastian Rivera (Chicago, IL)
174 out of 175 found this review helpful
I am very impressed by this unusual perspective on Dominican history and culture by the Dominican writer Alan Cambeira. Cambeira's work is not your conventional history text. It reads more like an interest sustaining novel; It also presents some cultural aspects most writers on the subject usually omit or avoid altogether. I also found a surprising side issue: the theatrical version of Mario Vargas Llosa's La Fiesta Del Chivo (The Festival of the Goat) is in production by the well respected Repertorio Espanol and has an accompanying Study Guide done by Iliana Fuentes. I see that Ms Fuentes also lists Cambeira's book as a part of the suggested reading in this regard. To me, then, Cambeira has a winner. His book is definitely worth the read. ...Bravo Cambeira!
Quisqueya La Bella "Athens of the New World" November 28, 2003
Steve Scott (Long Island, New York)
213 out of 214 found this review helpful
Everybody called Quisqueya the "Athens of the New World".
It is a country with beautiful beaches and beautiful people and a complex history. The island's ethnic mix of indigenuous, European (mainly Spanish) and African cultures and their merger across time resulted in the distinctive Dominican culture that we know today. Cambeira's passion for his native island is evident on every page. This book gave me a really different and fresh perspective from other books on the subject by other authors that I have read. This is an excellent personal interpretation that I'm recommending to anyone interested in learning about the Atena del Nuevo Mundo.Thanks to the Author. My next reading will certainly be his novel that everybody is talking about: Azucar! The Story of Sugar.
A Worth Reading Book November 25, 2003
Mike Ventura (Washington Heights, New York)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
"To Dream alone is dangerous, but to dream jointly has been the beginning of the greatest changes in history."
This writer tells the true history with eloquence and elegance.
This book is a Treasure!Quisqueya La Bella Is A Must Read Book!
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