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For Land and Liberty - Black Struggles in Rural Brazil (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,508
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For Land and Liberty - Black Struggles in Rural Brazil (Hardcover): Merle L. Bowen

For Land and Liberty - Black Struggles in Rural Brazil (Hardcover)

Merle L. Bowen

Series: Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora

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For Land and Liberty is a comparative study of the history and contemporary circumstances concerning Brazil's quilombos (African-descent rural communities) and their inhabitants, the quilombolas. The book examines the disposition of quilombola claims to land as a site of contestation over citizenship and its meanings for Afro-descendants, as well as their connections to the broader fight against racism. Contrary to the narrative that quilombola identity is a recent invention, constructed for the purpose of qualifying for opportunities made possible by the 1988 law, Bowen argues that quilombola claims are historically and locally rooted. She examines the ways in which state actors have colluded with large landholders and modernization schemes to appropriate quilombo land, and further argues that, even when granted land titles, quilombolas face challenges issuing from systemic racism. By analyzing the quilombo movement and local initiatives, this book offers fresh perspectives on the resurgence of movements, mobilization, and resistance in Brazil.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora
Release date: April 2021
Authors: Merle L. Bowen
Dimensions: 160 x 235 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-83235-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of other lands
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LSN: 1-108-83235-0
Barcode: 9781108832359

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