Background
Juan Bosch was born on June 30, 1909, in La Vega, Dominican Republic, the son of immigrants.
( Composición social dominicana (Social Composition of th...)
Composición social dominicana (Social Composition of the Dominican Republic), first published in 1970 in Spanish, and translated into English here for the first time, discusses the changing structure of social classes and groups in Dominican society from the first encounter between Europeans and Natives until the mid-twentieth century. This influential and pioneering book details the struggles of the Dominican people as they evolved from pre-colonial and colonial subjects to sovereign actors with the task of moving a republic forward, amidst imperialist desires and martial ambitions. Juan Bosch, one of the most well-known and best-loved Dominican politicians and scholars, here sets out the important themes that define modern Dominican society. He tackles topics such as the inter-imperialist rivalry between France, Spain, England, and Holland and its subsequent impact on the Caribbean region, as well as the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924. He also discusses the aftermath of political alliances between liberals and conservatives during the birth of the Dominican Republic, the Restoration War fought against the Spanish Crown, the role of the petit bourgeoisie and the hateros (cattle-ranchers) in the formation of a Dominican oligarchy, the emergence of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and the composition of society during his time in power. This translation, introduced and contextualized by leading Dominican Studies scholar Wilfredo Lozano, opens up Boschs work for a new generation of scholars studying the Caribbean.
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Publicado por vez primera en 1970, este libro significo un parteaguas en el estudio del Caribe por varias razones, por la profundidad y amplitud con las que aborda el estudio de area y por la importancia que demuestra haber tenido el Caribe en terminos geopoliticos y economicos a lo largo de cinco siglos de historia. En suma, despues de la publicacion de esta obra fue que tomamos conciencia del papel historico de la zona como frontera imperial, sin la cual es imposible comprender los procesos politicos, economicos y sociales e incluso culturales de los paises del area. El objeto de estudio de Bosch es el Caribe como frontera de los imperios: Espana, Inglaterra, Francia, Holanda y Estados Unidos principalmente, y reivindica, a partir de solidas argumentaciones, el verdadero papel que dicha region ha jugado historicamente en la Edad Moderna, contrario al que le solian atribuir la mayoria de los historiadores, que ignoraban el Caribe en sus estudios, o en el mejor de los casos lo relegaban a una breve nota. El lector encontrara 26 capitulos narrados de manera brillante y quedara atrapado desde el primer momento, cada capitulo termina con una interconexion al principio del capitulo y al inicio del siguiente. En definitiva una lectura obligada para el experto y el neofito que esta nuevamente disponible en esta reciente edicion.
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Juan Bosch was born on June 30, 1909, in La Vega, Dominican Republic, the son of immigrants.
Bosch received his education in his native town.
Bosch joined the opposition to the tyrannical regime of General Rafael Trujillo, who had come to power in 1930. In 1935 Bosch went into exile and became a leading figure among the younger expatriates. In 1939 he was one of the founders of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), or Dominican Revolutionary Party. The PRD became the most influential of the exile groups opposed to the Trujillo regime. In Cuba between 1944 and 1952 Bosch held various posts in its democratic leftist Autentico government. Bosch was also gaining a considerable reputation as an important literary figure, specializing in short stories and also writing frequent sociological and political studies on his native country. After the overthrow of the Autenticos by General Fulgencio Batista in 1952, Bosch went to Costa Rica and in 1958 moved to Venezuela. With the assassination of Trujillo in 1961, Bosch returned home. Soon after, he began to give weekly television appearances. His ability to explain difficult issues in simple terms soon won him a wide audience throughout the republic. The same qualities also catapulted him into national leadership and helped to bring wide popularity to his party. Popularity Led to Presidency Bosch emerged as one of the two major candidates in the first post-Trujillo election at the end of 1962, becoming president in February 1963. During his seven months in office Bosch sought to set a model for democratic government. He encouraged wide organization of the labor and peasant movements, sponsored passage of an agrarian reform law, and financed an extensive program for training local leaders of cooperatives, unions, and municipalities. The Bosch government also maintained the fullest civil liberties. Dominican military leaders, unaccustomed to the "turbulence" of a democratic regime, overthrew Bosch in September 1963. He went into exile in Puerto Rico. When a revolt broke out in Santo Domingo in April 1965, seeking to restore Bosch to power, he gave it his blessing but made no serious attempt to return home. The uprising was frustrated by United States armed intervention, and a provisional government was established under Hector Garcia Godoy, a former member of Bosch's cabinet. In new elections a year later, Bosch was decisively defeated by the former president, Joaquin Balaguer. Shortly after Balaguer was inaugurated, Bosch went into voluntary exile in Spain. There he grew increasingly pessimistic about the possibility for political democracy to thrive in his homeland. In 1968 he formally proclaimed his support for a "popular dictatorship. " He returned home in 1970, and in 1973 founded the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Bosch ran for president in 1994. Although he lost, the party gained political power and has become a major force in Dominican elections. Juan Bosch died on November 1, 2001, in Santo Domingo.
( Composición social dominicana (Social Composition of th...)
(Publicado por vez primera en 1970, este libro significo u...)
(Spanish Language)
In 1934, Bosch married Isabel García and had two children with her.