Author: Philippe Denis
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: studies, christian, mission, history, social, friars, southern, africa, dominican
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 1998-06-01
List price: $193.00
ISBN-10: 9004111441
ISBN-13: 9789004111448

This work gathers the rather disparate stories of Dominican friars in Southern Africa between 1577 and 1990. Dominicans from Portugal and Portuguese India were present in South-East Africa from 1577 to 1835. Patrick Raymond Griffith, an Irish Dominican, became the first resident bishop in South Africa in 1837. A Dominican mission was established in 1917 with the arrival of a group of English friars. A second group arrived from the Netherlands in 1932. The aim of this work is to provide a social history of the Dominicans in Southern Africa, that is, a history that deals specifically with the so

Author: Saint Thomas Aquina
Publisher: BiblioBazaar
Keywords: fathers, english, dominican, province, translated, secundae, theologica, volume, part, secunda, summa
Number of Pages: 626
Published: 2007-03-23
List price: $31.99
ISBN-10: 1426494300
ISBN-13: 9781426494307

Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Authors:Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg, Jens Porup,
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Keywords: country, travel, guide, haiti, amp, planet, dominican, republic, lonely
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 1741042925
ISBN-13: 9781741042924

Discover the Dominican Republic and HaitiPlunge down the Rio Yaque del Norte, paddling for dear lifeWitness the chanting, drumming and spiritual release of a Haitian Vodou ceremonyHang with the Grand Rue artists, watching them turn scrap metal into cyberpunk artSip some of the world’s finest blends at the Polo Organic Coffee FestivalIn This GuideThree authors, 105 days of in-country research, countless plates of ’the flag’ (red beans, white rice and green plantains)Expanded coverage of Haitian culture, Dominican Republic outdoor activities and off-trail adventures in each cou

Authors:Silvio Torres-Saillant, Ramona Hernandez,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Keywords: americans, new, dominican
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1998-05-30
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0313298394
ISBN-13: 9780313298394

This profile of Dominican Americans closes a critical gap in information about the accomplishments of one of the largest immigrant groups in the United States. Beginning with a look at the historical background and the roots of native Dominicans, this book traces the story of U.S. and Dominican relations. With great detail and clarity, the authors explain why the Dominicans left their homeland and came to the United States. The book includes discussions of education, health issues, drugs and violence, the visual and performing arts, popular music, religion, food, gender, and race. Most importa

Author: Robert L. Ruck
Publisher: Bison Books
Keywords: baseball, republic, dominican, tropic
Number of Pages: 217
Published: 1999-02-01
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 0803289782
ISBN-13: 9780803289789

In a new afterword Rob Ruck looks at the current state of baseball in the country that has produced Sammy Sosa and many other major league stars.

Author: Ana Chavier Caamano
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Keywords: handbooks, republic, dominican
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2010-01-12
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1598802534
ISBN-13: 9781598802535

Experienced travel writer Ana Chavier Caamaño covers the best of the Dominican Republic, including Cabarete, Las Galeras, Sosua, the Taino ruins, and Santo Domingo. Caamaño also offers intriguing sidebars about Dominicanisms, cockfights, the curse of Columbus, and "the green flash." With travel strategies such as "The Seven-Day Beach Tour" and "The Historical Tour", Moon Dominican Republic gives travelers the tools they need for unique and satisfying travels—and a few new stories to tell.

Author: Mark Padilla
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: sexuality, chicago, desire, series, culture, gender, worlds, dominican, industry, pleasure, tourism, aids, caribbean, republic
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-09-15
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0226644367
ISBN-13: 9780226644363

In recent years, the economy of the Caribbean has become almost completely dependent on international tourism. And today one of the chief ways that foreign visitors there seek pleasure is through prostitution. While much has been written on the female sex workers who service these tourists, Caribbean Pleasure Industry shifts the focus onto the men. Drawing on his groundbreaking ethnographic research in the Dominican Republic, Mark Padilla discovers a complex world where the global political and economic impact of tourism has led to shifting sexual identities, growing economic pressures, and ne