Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil 1945-1988

by Michael George Hanchard

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From recent data on disparities between Brazilian whites and non-whites in areas of health, education, and welfare, it is clear that vast racial inequalities do exist in Brazil, contrary to earlier assertions in race relations scholarship that the country is a "racial democracy." Here Michael George Hanchard explores the implications of this increasingly evident racial inequality, highlighting Afro-Brazilian attempts at mobilizing for civil rights...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691002703

ISBN13:9780691002705

Release Date:October 1998

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Brazil Discrimination & Racism History Latin America Minority Studies Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences South America Specific Demographics

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