The Paradox of Paternalism Women and the Politics of Authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic

Relying on a rich supply of archives and primary sources, Manley demonstrates that Dominican women participated in national and transnational politics and employed current global political discourse to become a vital component of the successes and failures of the Dominican authoritarian regime.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Manley, Elizabeth S., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida 2017.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623421806719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: gendering the history of dictatorship and transnational politics
  • Advocating suffrage and sovereignty: Pan-American feminism and the rise of the Trujillato, 1922-1942
  • Defending the home against the chaos of communism: women, regime politics, and the Cold War, 1942-1961
  • Intimate violations: gender, family, and the Ajusticiamiento of Trujillo, 1944-1961
  • Neither Russia nor the United States: women and the search for legitimate democracy, 1961-1965
  • First to liberate women's lib: negotiating the politics of mediation during Balaguer's doce años, 1966-1978
  • Sangre Sin Revolución: the gendered politics of opposition through the doce años
  • Epilogue: International women's year and Dominican transnational feminism under authoritarianism.