Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Brown, Isabel Zakrzewski.

Culture and customs of the Dominican Republic / Isabel Zakrzewski
Brown.

p. cm.--(Culture and customs of Latin America and the
Caribbean, ISSN 1521-8856)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-30314-2 (alk. paper)

1. Dominican Republic--Civilization--20th century. 2. Popular
culture--Dominican Republic. I. Title. II. Series.
F1938.45.B76 1999
972.93--dc21 99-27184

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by Isabel Zakrzewski Brown

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without
the express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-27184
ISBN: 0-313-30314-2
ISSN: 1521-8856

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following material:
Frontispiece map reproduced courtesy of Eugene M. Wilson.

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