Blackness and Race Mixture: The Dynamics of Racial Identity in Colombia

Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture

by Peter Wade

Peter Wade focuses on the "racial democracy" of Columbia—specifically the black population of the Chocó province—to explore the significance of culture and class in a racially mixed population. Drawing on extensive anthropological fieldwork, he shows how the concepts of "blackness" and discrimination are deeply embedded in different social levels and contexts—from region to neighborhood, and from politics and economics to housing, marriage, music, and personal identity.

Genres: Latin American History, Nonfiction

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only read a third of this, but for now, it’s a bit dense to continue with. May look into buying a copy later, but very good otherwise. Put an asterisk next to my total books for 2019 though!

[Sophia Cordoba · Rating 5 out of 5]

so evidently well-researched with great theoretical depth - no notes (actually so many notes of use for this upcoming final paper)