Afro-Latin America

Afro-Latin America

Miki, Yuko (Fordham University, New York)

Cambridge University Press

02/2019

312

Mole

Inglês

9781108405409

15 a 20 dias

An engaging, innovative history of Brazil's black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and national identity. This book focuses on the interconnected histories of black and indigenous people on Brazil's Atlantic frontier, and makes a case for the frontier as a key space that defined the boundaries and limitations of Brazilian citizenship.
Introduction: a frontier on the Atlantic; 1. Outside of society: slavery and citizenship; 2. Rebels, kings, soldiers: popular politics; 3. Mestico nation: Indians, race, and national identity; 4. Violent terrains: legal regimes; 5. Fleeing into slavery: geography; 6. Unfinished emancipations: labor and abolition; Epilogue.