| Blackness and Race Mixture: The Dynamics of Racial Identity in Colombia Contributor(s): Wade, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 080185251X ISBN-13: 9780801852510 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: Peter Wade focuses on the 'racial democracy' of Colombia-- specifically the black population of the Choco province--to explore the significance of culture and class in a racially mixed population. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 92015581 |
| Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History & Culture |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.05" W x 9.01" (1.33 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on extensive anthropological fieldwork, Peter Wade shows how the concept of "blackness" and discrimination are deeply embedded in different social levels and contexts--from region to neighborhood, and from politics and economics to housing, marriage, music, and personal identity. |