{"product_id":"the-paradox-of-paternalism-elizabeth-s-manley-9780813054292","title":"The Paradox of Paternalism: Women and the Politics of Authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic","description":"\"An exciting study that reveals the complexity of women's multiple political projects, as well as the importance of feminism--widely defined--as a powerful political force.\"--Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e \"An engaging overview of the role played by women in supporting and contesting authoritarian regimes in the twentieth-century Dominican Republic.\"--Nicola Foote, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eImmigration and National Identities in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e \"Tells the very important story of women's participation in Dominican. It will quickly become a classic in the field of Latin American women's history.\"--Victoria Gonz疝ez-Rivera, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the rise of dictator Rafael Trujillo in the early 1930s through the twelve-year rule of his successor Joaqu? Balaguer in the 1960s and 1970s, women are frequently absent or erased from public political narratives in the Dominican Republic. \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of Paternalism\u003c\/i\u003e shows how women proved themselves as skilled, networked, and non-threatening agents, becoming indispensable to a carefully orchestrated national and international reputation. They garnered concrete political gains like suffrage and paved the way for their continued engagement with the politics of the Dominican state through intense periods of authoritarianism and transition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Elizabeth Manley explains how women activists from across the political spectrum engaged with the state by working within both authoritarian regimes and inter-American networks, founding modern Dominican feminism, and contributing to the rise of twentieth-century women's liberation movements in the Global South.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eElizabeth S. Manley\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at Xavier University of Louisiana. A volume in the series Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth S. Manley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081305429X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813054292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Elizabeth S. Manley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059812299007,"sku":"9780813054292","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b260c104-b6f7-48db-b9f1-d93fcb90f6b0.jpg?v=1685060485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paradox-of-paternalism-elizabeth-s-manley-9780813054292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}