The Politics of Race in Panama
Subtitle: Afro-Hispanic and West Indian Literary Discourses of Contention
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: Apr 15, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780813049861
Description: Black Panamanians, unlike other Aftro-Latin communities, have traditionally separated themselves based on ancestral heritage: on one hand are those whose ancestors were slaves during the colonial period; on the other are those whose families arrived from the West Indies to help build the Panama Railroad and Canal. In this book, Watson assesses how Panamanian literature represents this historical and continuing tension.
Notes: Source title: The Politics of Race in Panama: Afro-Hispanic and West Indian Literary Discourses of Contention