Blacks, Coloureds and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Latin America Harpercollins Reprint edition

Reprint edition

Explore the rich history of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora

at the right time

this volume is a close look at everyday practices of religious beliefs and arts practices in two weaving communities

Beyond the Masks also offers an important theoretical perspective

Blacks, Coloureds and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Latin America Harpercollins Reprint editionThis volume examines the political, cultural, and social role of the population with African background in the shaping of national identity in various Latin American countries. Slavery survived well into the nineteenth century in countries such as Brazil and Cuba; first its existence and then the dismantling of the institution strongly affected the definition of citizenship in the emerging nation states. However, not all blacks were slaves, and a