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In this ethnography, Sheriff (anthropology, Florida International Univ.) challenges the decades-old claim that Brazil is relatively free of racial prejudice and functions as a democracia racial ("racial democracy") by examining how discourse there constructs cultural understanding. To better appreciate how Brazilians talk about (or avoid talking about) color, race, and racism in everyday life, Sheriff moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she lived in a black shantytown for a year and a half, interviewing the residents, their white, middle-class neighbors, and urban black militants. After studying the narratives of residents who described themselves and others in color terms, she came to the conclusion that most Brazilians are very aware that racial discrimination exists in their society but help maintain the status quo by keeping silent. Skillfully dismembering the concept of democracia racial and all its paradoxes, Sheriff offers an innovative method for analyzing racism in any country or locale, not just Brazil. For academic libraries. Deborah Bigelow, Leonia P.L., NJ
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A compassionate, intelligent, and beautifully written study of racism in one of the world's poorest slums." -- Vincent Crapanzano, distinguished professor of anthropology and comparative literature, CUNY Graduate Center
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It has been estimated that in the course of the transatlantic slave trade, three and a half million Africans were sequestered in Brazil-more than in any other country in the world (Curtin 1969). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
democracia racial, racial democracy thesis, silence surrounding racism, racialized prejudice, activist informants, racialized discrimination, social entrance, racialized oppression, discussed racism, hillside shantytowns, white informants, cultural censorship, encounters with racism, black movement, term negro, other informants, hard hair, black activism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sangue Bom, Dona Janete, Sangue Born, Dona Beatrice, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians of African, Dona Margaret, United States, Santa Teresa, Sangue Boni, Dona Elza, Dona Regina, Minas Gerais, Nova Epoca, African Brazilians, Frente Negra, Michael Jackson, North American, Princesa Isabel, Sangue Bonn, New World, Dona Nilda, Middle-Class Discourses, African American, Jackson Five New!
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It has been estimated that in the course of the transatlantic slave trade, three and a half million Africans were sequestered in Brazil-more than in any other country in the world (Curtin 1969). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
democracia racial, racial democracy thesis, silence surrounding racism, racialized prejudice, activist informants, racialized discrimination, social entrance, racialized oppression, discussed racism, hillside shantytowns, white informants, cultural censorship, encounters with racism, black movement, term negro, other informants, hard hair, black activism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sangue Bom, Dona Janete, Sangue Born, Dona Beatrice, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians of African, Dona Margaret, United States, Santa Teresa, Sangue Boni, Dona Elza, Dona Regina, Minas Gerais, Nova Epoca, African Brazilians, Frente Negra, Michael Jackson, North American, Princesa Isabel, Sangue Bonn, New World, Dona Nilda, Middle-Class Discourses, African American, Jackson Five New!
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- Race, Class, and Power in Brazil (Caas Special Publication ; V. 7.) by Pierre-Michel Fontaine on 5 pages
- American Studies: Esssays in Honour of Marcus Cunliffe by John White on 4 pages
- Race and Class in Rural Brazil by Charles Wagley in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Elite Discourse and Racism (SAGE Series on Race and Ethnic Relations) by Dr. Teun A. van Dijk on page 155, and Back Matter
- Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil by Michael Hanchard in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil by Bryan McCann in Back Matter
- Neither Enemies nor Friends: Latinos, Blacks, Afro-Latinos by Anani Dzidzienyo on page 155
- Neither Enemies nor Friends: Latinos, Blacks, Afro-Latinos by Anani Dzidzienyo on page 155
- Degrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery by Rebecca J. Scott in Back Matter
- Odd Tribes: Toward a Cultural Analysis of White People by John Hartigan in Back Matter
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