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The militarization of culture in the Dominican Republic, from the captains general to General Trujillo /

0803237413 (cloth : alk. paper)

b524340

The militarization of culture in the Dominican Republic, from the captains general to General Trujillo /

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Valentina Peguero

Lincoln :

University of Nebraska Press,

c2004

x, 263 p. :

ill. ;

24 cm

Studies in war, society, and the military

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-247) and index

The origins and development of the Dominican military and its culture, 1844-1916 -- The military aspect of the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic : the Marines and La Guardia -- From soldier to commander in chief : Trujillo's military career -- The road to the presidency for the army's commander : society, state, and soldiers -- Changing the military, altering society : control, recruitment, and education of the armed forces -- The new fatherland : functions of the army and the Dominicanización plan -- Paradoxical rewards : promotions, nepotism, and racialism -- A new dimension of civil-military relations : expansion of the armed forces -- Citizens and soldiers : militarization, resistance, and paramilitarism -- Epilogue : the end of Trujillo's dictatorship and the transcendence of military culture in society

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Civil-military relations-- Dominican Republic-- History

Dominican Republic-- Social life and customs

Social control-- Dominican Republic-- History

Dominican Republic, Military policy

Dominican Republic, Politics and government, 1844-1930

Dominican Republic, Politics and government, 1930-1961

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Peguero, Valentina

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