num_pages: 432
description: Peter Wade focuses on the "racial democracy" of Columbia—specifically the black population of the Chocó province—to explore the significance of culture and class in a racially mixed population. Drawing on extensive anthropological fieldwork, he shows how the concepts of "blackness" and discrimination are deeply embedded in different social levels and contexts—from region to neighborhood, and from politics and economics to housing, marriage, music, and personal identity.
language: English
title: Blackness and Race Mixture: The Dynamics of Racial Identity in Colombia
titlecomplete: Blackness and Race Mixture: The Dynamics of Racial Identity in Colombia (Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture)
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 15
series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press