Blacks, Coloureds and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Latin America Harpercollins this volume is a close

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

which Smith had painstakingly tried to create as a commune for his people

at the right time

Beyond the Masks also offers an important theoretical perspective

Jackson Gabrielle was different the minute they met

Blacks, Coloureds and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Latin America Harpercollins this volume is a closeThis 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