| Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics: Bahia, 1790s-1990s Contributor(s): Kraay, Hendrik (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765602253 ISBN-13: 9780765602251 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: This collection of articles has as its focus the Afro-Brazilian culture of the state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil and its linkage to politics during the 19th century and up to today. A group of interdisciplinary and international scholars bring historical and contemporary perspectives to central issues facing Afro-Brazilians: their relationship to the state and the place of Afro-Brazilian culture in the larger Brazilian society. Topics addressed include the relationship between free and freed 19th century Afro-Brazilians and the state, the black militia, the candomble religion, land reform, and contemporary cultural movements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science | Minority Studies - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: 981.420 |
| LCCN: 97031986 |
| Lexile Measure: 1600 |
| Series: Latin American Realities (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.92" W x 9.24" (1.04 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this book constitute an analytic survey of the last two centuries of Afro-Bahian history, with a focus squarely on the difficult relationship between Afro- and Euro-Bahia and on the continual Afro-Bahian struggle to create a meaningful culture in an environment either hostile or suffocating in its ability to absorb elements of Afro-Bahian culture. |