Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race : : The Cult of Mestizaje in Latin America /

Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race : : The Cult of Mestizaje in Latin America / / Marilyn Grace Miller.

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Latin America is characterized by a uniquely rich history of cultural and racial mixtures known collectively as mestizaje. These mixtures reflect the influences of indigenous peoples from Latin America, Europeans, and Africans, and spawn a fascinating and often volatile blend of cultural practices a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Miller, Marilyn Grace,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2004
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. The Cult of Mestizaje
  • Chapter 1 José Vasconcelos’ About-Face on the Cosmic Race
  • Chapter 2 Caribbean Counterpoint and Mulatez
  • Chapter 3 Tango in Black and White
  • Chapter 4 Showcasing Mixed Race in Northeast Brazil
  • Chapter 5 Dis/Encounters in the Labyrinths: Mestizaje in Quito
  • Epilogue. Globalization, Cyberhybridity, and Fifth World Mestizaje
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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