Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola Christina Dodwell delivers a fresh and irresistible

delivers a fresh and irresistible look at America's increasingly desperate pursuit of ultimate beauty by any means necessary

Jean Louis Rieu was a Swiss officer of the Marine Artillery whose personable military memoirs (translated into English here for the first time in their entirety) provide compelling and unique insights into the activities of the Marine Artillery and its performance on campaign on the battlefields of Lutzen

Publisher: Expert Author Publishing

ISBN10: 0738529435

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Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola Christina Dodwell delivers a fresh and irresistibleLike 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.