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  Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola (Paperback)
  Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola
 
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Author: Michele Wucker
Language: English
Pages: 304

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It is very rare the case that two countries with significant differences in culture and history share an island. For centuries now the relations between neighboring countries Haiti and Dominican Republic have swung between amicable to hostile. Both countries have been occupied by the United States on various occasions,  US interests, have played a role in many a confrontation between the two countries.

Michele Wucker using cockfighting as a metaphor for the relationship between these three players in this ongoing Caribbean saga.
 

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Great reading December 22, 2008
Reviewer: Frank�Taveras from Brooklyn,�NY�United States  
Michelle Wucker used cockfighting as a means to interpret the historical relationship between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It worked. Cockfighting is a very popular pastime, or sport as some may see it, in both countries. She is able to connect every aspect of cockfighting, from roosters, owners, gamblers and viewers of the fight to the tumultuous relationship between these countries and how outside but invisible forces are at the same time the biggest entities making the bets.

You'll enjoy this book especially if you have some knowledge on cockfighting.

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