Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean, Volume 1: Social Dynamics and Cultural Transformations: Central America and Northern and Western South A

by Arlene Torres

Book Overview

"The chapters in these volumes excel in describing the diverse cultural responses of black populations to unique local and national contexts. . . . Whitten and Torres have produced a valuable collection destined to become a standard reference work on black cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean." --American Anthropologist

To understand the meanings of "blackness" in the African diaspora, we must critically examine the paradigms that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025321193X
• ISBN13: 9780253211934
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher