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Book SynopsisBeyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on areas traditionally associated with Afro-Latin American culture such as Brazil and the Caribbean basin, this innovative work also highlights places such as Rio de La Plata and Central America, where the African legacy has been important but little studied. The contributors engage readers interested in the African diaspora in a series of vigorous debates ranging from agency and resistance to transculturation, displacement, cross-national dialogue, and popular culture. Documenting the array of diverse voices of Afro-Latin Americans throughout the region, this interdisciplinary book brings to life both their histories and contemporary experiences. Contributions by: Aviva Chomsky, Darién J. Davi
Trade ReviewIn addition to being usable as an undergraduate reader Beyond Slavery has a reasonable claim to a place on the shelves of serious students anywhere of African diasporic experience in the New World. * Hispanic American Historical Review *
The contributors have interpreted legacy in a variety of ways, producing a collection that is interesting and informative. * Latin American Studies *
This collection is ambitious both in its scope and success in gathering together the work of an accomplished group of scholars. The book brings the breadth of historical literature on the African diaspora in Latin America to a general audience, but it is composed of works on relatively fresh topics. . . . As a whole, the collection reflects the diversity of blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean. . . . Recommended. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Struggles for Independence: Republicanism and the Age of Caudillos Chapter 1: The Sounds and Echoes of Freedom: The Impact of the Haitian Revolution on Latin America, David Geggus Chapter 2: In Search of Liberty: The Efforts of the Enslaved to Attain Abolition in Ecuador, 1822–1852, Camilla Townsend Chapter 3: Integral Outsiders: Afro-Argentines in the Era of Juan Manuel de Rosas and Beyond, Ricardo D. Salvatore Chapter 4: Free Pardos and Mulattoes Vanquish Indians: Cultural Civility as Conquest and Modernity in Honduras, Dario Euraque Part II: Dialogues and Challenges to Full Citizenship Chapter 5: Black Abolitionists in the Quilombo of Leblon, Rio de Janeiro: Symbols, Organizers, and Revolutionaries, Eduardo Silva Chapter 6: To Be Black and to Be Cuban: The Dilemma of Afro-Cubans in Post-independence Politics, Aline Helg Chapter 7: Pan-Africanism, Negritude, and the Currency of Blackness: Cuba, the Francophone Caribbean, and Brazil in Comparative Perspective, 1930–1950s, Darién J. Davis and Judith Michelle Willams Part III: Displacement, Transnationalism, and Globalization Chapter 8: The Logic of Displacement: Afro-Colombians and the War in Colombia, Aviva Chomsky Chapter 9: Hip-Hop and Black Public Spheres in Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil, Sujatha Fernandes and Jason Stanyek Chapter 10: Unfinished Migrations: From the Mexican South to the American South—Impressions on Afro-Mexican Migration to North Carolina, Bobby Vaughn and Ben Vinson III Part IV: Media and Selected Resources Chapter 11: Fading In: Race and the Representation of Peoples of African Descent in Latin American Cinema, Darién J. Davis Glossary of Terms Resource Sites, NGOs, and Human Rights Organizations Time Line Further Readings
