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Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay
George Reid Andrews
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Paperback. Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 illustrations, 9 tables, notes, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Uruguay is not conventionally thought of as part of the African diaspora, yet during the period of Spanish colonial rule, thousands of enslaved Africans arrived in the country. Afro-Uruguayans played important roles in Uruguay's national life, creating the second-largest black press in Latin America, a racially defined political party, and numerous social and civic organizations. Afro-Uruguayans were also central participants in the creation of Uruguayan popular culture and the country's principal musical forms, tango and candombe. Candombe, a style of African-inflected music, is one of the defining features of the nation's culture, embraced equally by white and black citizens. In ... Read more
Uruguay is not conventionally thought of as part of the African diaspora, yet during the period of Spanish colonial rule, thousands of enslaved Africans arrived in the country. Afro-Uruguayans played important roles in Uruguay's national life, creating the second-largest black press in Latin America, a racially defined political party, and numerous social and civic organizations. Afro-Uruguayans were also central participants in the creation of Uruguayan popular culture and the country's principal musical forms, tango and candombe. Candombe, a style of African-inflected music, is one of the defining features of the nation's culture, embraced equally by white and black citizens. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807871584
SKU
V9780807871584
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About George Reid Andrews
George Reid Andrews is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is author of Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000.
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