Resumen de Crossing Borders: The Dominican Frontier

Robert H. McCormick, Kyrstin Mallon Andrews

• This article describes the physical, geographical and social uniqueness of those crossing points. The border crossings will also be discussed with respect to the transit of goods and people across them. The attempt will be to provide objective, as well as anecdotal, observations made on the Dominican side, primarily, of the border. The authors, however, do not pretend to be social scientists. There are some problems with method: we visited and conducted our interviews primarily with Dominicans predominantly on one side of the border. With respect to method, we should add that all names have been changed. A second research stint would allow us to do the same kind of research on the Haitian side. It is our hope, though, that in discussing the most significant differences and similarities of the various border crossings that we will elucidate the nature of the dynamics that animate these borderland areas and the uniqueness of the individuals who inhabit them.