Beyond Slavery (eBook)

The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean

Darien J. Davis (Herausgeber)

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2006
298 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-7159-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. The contributors engage readers interested in the African diaspora in a series of vigorous debates ranging from agency and resistance to transculturation, displacement, cross-national dialogue, and popular culture. Documenting the array of diverse voices of Afro-Latin Americans throughout the region, this interdisciplinary book brings to life both their histories and contemporary experiences.

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Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on areas traditionally associated with Afro-Latin American culture such as Brazil and the Caribbean basin, this innovative work also highlights places such as Rio de La Plata and Central America, where the African legacy has been important but little studied.The contributors engage readers interested in the African diaspora in a series of vigorous debates ranging from agency and resistance to transculturation, displacement, cross-national dialogue, and popular culture. Documenting the array of diverse voices of Afro-Latin Americans throughout the region, this interdisciplinary book brings to life both their histories and contemporary experiences.Contributions by: Aviva Chomsky, Darien J. Davis, Dario Euraque, Sujatha Fernandes, David Geggus, Aline Helg, Ricardo D. Salvatore, Eduardo Silva, Jason Stanyek, Camilla Townsend, Bobby Vaughn, Ben Vinson III, and Judith Michelle Williams

Autor

Darién J. Davis is associate professor of history and Latin American studies at Middlebury College.

Inhalt

IntroductionPart I: Struggles for Independence: Republicanism and the Age of CaudillosChapter 1: The Sounds and Echoes of Freedom: The Impact of the Haitian Revolution on Latin America, David GeggusChapter 2: In Search of Liberty: The Efforts of the Enslaved to Attain Abolition in Ecuador, 1822–1852, Camilla TownsendChapter 3: Integral Outsiders: Afro-Argentines in the Era of Juan Manuel de Rosas and Beyond, Ricardo D. SalvatoreChapter 4: Free Pardos and Mulattoes Vanquish Indians: Cultural Civility as Conquest and Modernity in Honduras, Dario EuraquePart II: Dialogues and Challenges to Full Citizenship Chapter 5: Black Abolitionists in the Quilombo of Leblon, Rio de Janeiro: Symbols, Organizers, and Revolutionaries, Eduardo SilvaChapter 6: To Be Black and to Be Cuban: The Dilemma of Afro-Cubans in Post-independence Politics, Aline HelgChapter 7: Pan-Africanism, Negritude, and the Currency of Blackness: Cuba, the Francophone Caribbean, and Brazil in Comparative Perspective, 1930–1950s, Darién J. Davis and Judith Michelle WillamsPart III: Displacement, Transnationalism, and GlobalizationChapter 8: The Logic of Displacement: Afro-Colombians and the War in Colombia, Aviva ChomskyChapter 9: Hip-Hop and Black Public Spheres in Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil, Sujatha Fernandes and Jason StanyekChapter 10: Unfinished Migrations: From the Mexican South to the American South—Impressions on Afro-Mexican Migration to North Carolina, Bobby Vaughn and Ben Vinson IIIPart IV: Media and Selected ResourcesChapter 11: Fading In: Race and the Representation of Peoples of African Descent in Latin American Cinema, Darién J. DavisGlossary of TermsResource Sites, NGOs, and Human Rights OrganizationsTime LineFurther Readings

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.12.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Jaguar Books on Latin America
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Latin American Studies
• ISBN-10: 0-7425-7159-9 / 0742571599
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-7159-4 / 9780742571594