Austerlitz, Paul

Merengue PB : Dominican Music and Dominican Identity

Foreword vii Robert Farris Thompson Preface xi Introduction 1(14) Part I: The History of Merengue, 1854-1961 Nineteenth-Century Caribbean Merengue 15(15) Merengue Cibaeno, Cultural Nationalism, and Resistance 30(22) Music and the State: Merengue during the Era of Trujillo, 1930-1961 52(31) Part II: The Contemporary Era, 1961-1995 Merengue in the Transational Community 83(22) Innovation and Social Issues in Pop Merengue 105(18) Merengue on the Global Stage 123(12) Enduring Localism 135(14) Conclusion 149(4) Notes 153(16) Bibliography 169(12) Interviews 181(2) Index 183