Afro-Brazilian culture and politics
Subtitle: Bahia, 1790s to 1990s
By: edited by Hendrik Kraay.
Contributors: Kraay, Hendrik, 1964-
Series: Latin American realities
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Blacks -- Brazil -- Bahia (State) -- Government relations.; Politics and culture -- Brazil -- Bahia (State) -- History.; Candomblé (Religion) -- Brazil -- Bahia (State); Bahia (Brazil : State) -- Race relations.
Description: The essays in this book constitute an analytic survey of the last two centuries of Afro-Bahian history, with a focus squarely on the difficult relationship between Afro- and Euro-Bahia and on the continual Afro-Bahian struggle to create a meaningful culture in an environment either hostile or suffocating in its ability to absorb elements of Afro-Bahian culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-198) and index.