An edition that extends the narrative from 1990 to the first decade of the 21st century, beginning with the collapse of the Dominican economy. It includes chapters that focus on financial crises, the economic reforms of the 1990s, the free trade agreement with the United States, and party politics.

¿This book is excellent.¿ ¿ Junot Diaz, in the New York Times Book Review ¿Frank Moya Pons is the best-known contemporary Dominican historian. The author of many books and articles, he is a recognized scholar both at home and abroad. This book is based on his well-known Manual de historia dominicana (1992), now in its tenth edition and considered a basic text in Dominican historiography. But his new book is more than a simple translation of the old classic; it is a revised and expanded edition, with new sections, detailed historical maps, and a comprehensive bibliographic essay.¿ ¿ Hispanic American Historical Review