Copyright © 1997 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cambeira, Alan, 1941- Quisqueya la bella: the Dominican Republic in historical and cultural perspective / Alan Cambeira. p. cm. -- (Perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56324-935-9 (alk. paper). -- ISBN 1-56324-936-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Dominican Republic--Civilization. I. Title. II. Series. F1935.C36 1996 972.93--dc20 96-32355 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |