Legalizing Identities: Becoming Black or Indian in Brazil's Northeast (Cultural Studies of the United States)

Legalizing Identities: Becoming Black or Indian in Brazil's Northeast (Cultural Studies of the United States)

by JanHoffmanFrench (Author)

Synopsis

Related black communities claim different ethnoracial identities based in laws. Anthropologists widely agree that identities - even ethnic and racial ones - are socially constructed. This book shows how law can successfully serve as the impetus for the transformation of cultural practices and collective identity.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 272
Edition: 1
Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
Published: 15 Jul 2009

ISBN 10: 0807859516
ISBN 13: 9780807859513