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While Latin American leaders wanted a closer connection with Europe and North America, these regions' views on nonwhites came in conflict with Latin America's heterogenous racial makeup; this book examines how some countries navigated this dilemma.

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...an important contribution to the far too limited literature on race and racialist thinking in Latin America. * Hispanic American Historical Review *

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction (Richard Graham)
  • 2. Racial Ideas and Social Policy in Brazil, 1870-1940 (Thomas E. Skidmore)
  • 3. Race in Argentina and Cuba, 1880-1930: Theory, Policies, and Popular Reaction (Aline Helg)
  • 4. Racism, Revolution, and Indigenismo: Mexico, 1910-1940 (Alan Knight)
  • Bibliography
  • Index

The Idea of Race in Latin America 18701940

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1990
      ISBN13: 9780292738577, 978-0292738577
      ISBN10: 0292738579

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      While Latin American leaders wanted a closer connection with Europe and North America, these regions' views on nonwhites came in conflict with Latin America's heterogenous racial makeup; this book examines how some countries navigated this dilemma.

      Trade Review
      ...an important contribution to the far too limited literature on race and racialist thinking in Latin America. * Hispanic American Historical Review *

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • 1. Introduction (Richard Graham)
      • 2. Racial Ideas and Social Policy in Brazil, 1870-1940 (Thomas E. Skidmore)
      • 3. Race in Argentina and Cuba, 1880-1930: Theory, Policies, and Popular Reaction (Aline Helg)
      • 4. Racism, Revolution, and Indigenismo: Mexico, 1910-1940 (Alan Knight)
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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