Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000 (Hardcover, New)

While the rise and abolition of slavery and ongoing race relations are central themes of the history of the United States, the African diaspora actually had a far greater impact on Latin and Central America. More than ten times as many Africans came to Spanish and Portuguese America as the United States.
In this, the first history of the African diaspora in Latin America from emancipation to the present, George Reid Andrews deftly synthesizes the history of people of African descent in every Latin American country from Mexico and the Caribbean to Argentina. He examines how African peooples and their descendants made their way from slavery to freedom and how they helped shape and responded to political, economic, and cultural changes in their societies. Individually and collectively they pursued the goals of freedom, equality, and citizenship through military service, political parties, civic organizations, labor unions, religious activity, and other avenues.
Spanning two centuries, this tour de force should be read by anyone interested in Latin American history, the history of slavery, and the African diaspora, as well as the future of Latin America.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	George Reid Andrews (Professor, Department of History)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515232-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-515232-8
Barcode:	9780195152326

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