The Politics of External Influence in the Dominican Republic (Politics in Latin America)

It is to be hoped that this analysis of the Dominican situation by two persons who have given it much attention, . . . will help the understanding of deep problems of the Republic to which the American government may, in its wisdom, address itself. Robert Wesson, Series Editor

. . . Wiarda and Kryzanek have written a splended overview that meets a major need in the literature. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate students and general readers. Choice

Although not usually considered one of the major players in Wetern hemispheric affairs, the Dominican Republic offers the student and professional interested in Latin America a nearby laboratory in which to study the effects of dictatorship, economic intervention, and revolutionary change. The Dominican Republic is also at the center of North-South, East-West currents swirling through the Caribbean Basin. This comprehensive study interweaves the complex interrelations between the international scene and the internal character and development of Dominican national life.

MICHAEL J. KRYZANEK is a Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. In addition to the first two editions of this work, he is the author of Leaders, Leadership, and U.S. Policy in Latin America (1992), coauthor of The Dominican Republic: A Caribbean Crucible, second edition, (1992), and Latin America: Change and Challenge (1995).

HOWARD J. WIARDA is Professor of Political Science and the Leonard J. Horwitz Professor of Iberian and Latin American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. He has published extensively on Iberian and Latin American issues.

MARGARET MACLEISH MOTT is Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Marlboro College in Vermont.