Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics

Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9781315502601
ISBN-13 : 1315502607
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Book Synopsis Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics by : Hendrik Kraay

Download or read book Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics written by Hendrik Kraay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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