Blackness and Race Mixture: The Dynamics of Racial Identity in Colombia (Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture)

Peter Wade

ISBN 10: 080185251X / ISBN 13: 9780801852510

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

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reprint edition. 415 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blackness and Race Mixture: The Dynamics of Racial Identity in Colombia (Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture)
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080185251X
• ISBN 13: 9780801852510
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.64 kilograms

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Synopsis

Peter Wade focuses on the "racial democracy" of Columbia—specifically the black population of the Chocó province—to explore the significance of culture and class in a racially mixed population. Drawing on extensive anthropological fieldwork, he shows how the concepts of "blackness" and discrimination are deeply embedded in different social levels and contexts—from region to neighborhood, and from politics and economics to housing, marriage, music, and personal identity.

About the Author

Peter Wade holds a lecturship in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester.