| Description |
xi, 322 p. : ill., map. |
| Series |
New World diasporas series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Brazil's Black Rome and the remaking of Bahian regional identity -- Salvador, Bahia, 1930-1954 -- The revitalization of African-Bahian culture -- Performing Bahia: public festivals, samba, and African-Bahian agency -- Rituals of inclusion: evolving discourses of Bahianness -- Carnival of the people: Batucadas and Afoxes -- The project of regional identity formation: culture, politics, and tourism -- Conclusion and epilogue: cultural politics in Bahia. |
| Summary |
An examination of why Afro-Bahian people are a marginalized racial group despite the fact that Bahia has a majority black population. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Blacks -- Brazil -- Bahia (State) -- History.
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Social classes -- Brazil -- Bahia (State)
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Bahia (Brazil : State) -- Social conditions.
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Bahia (Brazil : State) -- Race relations.
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Bahia (Brazil : State) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813044781 (alk. paper) |
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9780813048383 (electronic bk.) |
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