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Of the almost 11 million Africans who came to the Americas between
1500 and 1870, two-thirds came to Spanish America and Brazil. Over
four centuries, Africans and their descendants-both free and
enslaved-participated in the political, social, and cultural
movements that indelibly shaped their countries' colonial and
post-independence pasts. Yet until very recently Afro-Latin
Americans were conspicuously excluded from narratives of their
hemisphere's history. George Reid Andrews seeks to redress this
damaging omission by making visible the past and present lives and
labors of black Latin Americans in their New World home. He
cogently reconstructs the Afro-Latin heritage from the paper trail
of slavery and freedom, from the testimonies of individual black
men and women, from the writings of visiting African-Americans, and
from the efforts of activists and scholars of the twentieth century
to bring the Afro-Latin heritage fully into public view. While most
Latin American countries have acknowledged the legacy of slavery,
the story still told throughout the region is one of "racial
democracy"-the supposedly successful integration and acceptance of
African descendants into society. From the 1970s to today, black
civil rights movements have challenged that narrative and demanded
that its promises of racial equality be made real. They have also
called for fuller acknowledgment of Afro-Latin Americans'
centrality in their countries' national histories. Afro-Latin
America brings that story up to the present, examining debates
currently taking place throughout the region on how best to achieve
genuine racial equality.
In How to Rebuild the Small-Block Ford, CarTecThe Workbench format
also gives you helpful hints and tips on performance upgrades,
including cams, heads, ignition, induction, and more. It also
points out problem areas to watch for, professional builder tips,
jobs that need special care or special tools, and more. Whether
youare a first-time engine builder or a seasoned professional, this
is the essential guide to rebuilding your small-block Ford.The
unique Workbench format walks you step by step through a rebuild,
including: Planning your Rebuild; Disassembly and Inspection;
Choosing the Right Parts; Machine Work; Assembling your Engine; and
First Firing and Break-In.
When Ford introduced the new 1979 Mustangs on what is known as the
Fox platform, it sparked a new revolution in automotive
modification and performance. Hailed as the "sports car for the
masses," the Mustang GT soon became one of the most modified cars
Ford has ever produced. The Mustang's low entry price, followed by
the storm of available aftermarket parts, has made the Fox-bodied
Mustang (1979-1995) the most desirable and modified car on the
market in the last 20 years. How To Build Max Performance Fox
Mustangs on a Budget is an essential book for anyone who wants to
modify this affordable and popular sports car, covering everything
from planning your project, engine modification and performance,
transmission and driveline upgrades, to suspension performance
modification and body modification.
This book addresses high-performance V-8 engines such as the 289,
302, 351ci small-blocks found in Mustangs, as well as the FE series
of big-blocks. Emphasis throughout is a budget approach to building
high performance powerplants through the use of over-the-counter
factory components and selected aftermarket pieces. Includes
realistic, low-cost formulas for building serious horsepower in
Ford V-8 engines.
Ford's 351 Cleveland engine was designed to be a 'mid-sized' V-8
engine, and was developed for higher performance use on its launch
in '69 for the 1970 models. This book reviews the history and
variations of the 351 Cleveland, and related engines the 351M and
400M. Dimensions and specifications for each engine are given,
along with tips for identifying design differences, and casting
numbers are shown, and each engine has its strengths and weaknesses
assessed.
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 Blackness in the
White Nation, George Reid Andrews offers a comprehensive history of
Afro-Uruguayans from the colonial period to the present. Showing
how social and political mobilization is intertwined with candombe,
he traces the development of Afro-Uruguayan racial discourse and
argues that candombe's evolution as a central part of the nation's
culture has not fundamentally helped the cause of racial equality.
Incorporating lively descriptions of his own experiences as a
member of a candombe drumming and performance group, Andrews
consistently connects the struggles of Afro-Uruguayans to the
broader issues of race, culture, gender, and politics throughout
Latin America and the African diaspora generally.
The recent revival of democracy across much of the globe, and
the fragility of many of the new regimes, has inspired renewed
interest in the origins of dictatorship and democracy in modern
times. Assembling renowned specialists on Eastern and Western
Europe, the U.S., Latin America and Japan, "The Social Construction
of Democracy" explores the reasons for the success and failure of
democracies over the past 100 years. With its sharp portraits of
nations on four continents, George Reid Andrews and Herrick Chapman
shed light on the historical process by which state institutions
and social movements interact to create political systems based on
the principle of popular sovereignty.
Have you been dreaming about a little extra displacement for your
Ford? By increasing the bore and stroke of your current engine, you
can add those cubic inches without the hassle of switching to a big
block. George Reid thoroughly explains the concept of building a
stroker, paying special attention to the effect that increasing the
bore and stroke have on the engine as a whole. With this
information, you'll be better able to tailor your heads, cam,
intake manifold, carburetor, and exhaust system to get the most out
of the extra cubes. Also included is a complete guide to factory
head and block castings, as well as aftermarket block and head
guides, so you can choose exactly the right parts for your project.
This book is the definitive guide for building a big-inch Ford
small block, complete with four engine buildups ranging from 331 to
408 cubic inches.
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.
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