Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay
"It is striking how seamlessly Andrews integrates diverse sources into this fascinating history."--Hispanic American Historical Review"A fabulous read . . . . Andrews is a superb comparativist, and in his hands, the story of a small black population in a small country--far from being a curiosity or mere footnote to Afro-Latin American history--sheds new light on the specificity and contingency of patterns of racial formation and mobilization across the region."--The Americas"Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay, offers a refreshingly nuanced and successful statement on the continuing importance of nation-specific analyses in the study of blackness and black history."--H-Net Reviews"[An] engagingly written, creative, and politically relevant study."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History"A valuable contribution to the broader history of the African presence in Latin America which has gathered considerable momentum in recent years."--Latin American Review of Books