Why the Cocks Fight Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola

Name: Why the Cocks Fight Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola
Price: 4.65 USD
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ISBN: 9780809097135

ISBN-10: 0809097133

ISBN-13: 9780809097135

Edition: N/A

Authors: Michele Wucker, M. Wucker

List price: $20.00

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Like two roosters in a fighting arena, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are encircled by barriers of geography and poverty. They co-inhabit the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but their histories are as deeply divided as their cultures: one French-speaking and black, one Spanish-speaking and mulatto. Yet, despite their antagonism, the two countries share a national symbol in the rooster--and a fundamental activity and favorite sport in the cockfight. In this book, Michele Wucker asks: "If the symbols that dominate a culture accurately express a nation's character, what kind of a country draws so heavily on images of cockfighting and roosters, birds bred to be aggressive? What does it mean…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 4/3/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English