Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics: Bahia, 1790s-1990s

by Hendrik Kraay

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765602251
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/1998
Series:	Latin American Realities Series
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Hendrik Kraay; Chapter 2 The Politics of Race in Independence-Era Bahia, Hendrik Kraay; Chapter 3 “So Much Superstition Among These People!”, Dale T. Graden; Chapter 4 The Expansion of Afro-Bahian Religious Practices in Nineteenth-Century Cachoeira, Fayette Wimberly; Chapter 5 Afro-Brazilians, Land Reform, and the Question of Social Mobility in Southern Bahia, 1880–1920, Mary Ann Mahony; Chapter 6 A Mixed-Race Nation, Jocélio Teles dos Santos; Chapter 7 Between Affliction and Politics, Michel Agier; Chapter 8 Afterword, Kim D. Butler;

Editorial Reviews

Eight essays explore the relationship of Afro-Brazilian culture to both the state and the larger Brazilian culture over the past couple centuries. Focusing on the distinctive coastal state of Bahia, scholars from the fields of anthropology, history, and political science examine such topics as: the black militia in the decade after independence, the growth of the Candomb<'e> religion , land reform and social mobility, state cultural policies, and contemporary cultural movements. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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