The Unified Black Movement in Brazil, 1978-2002 /

"This intensive historical study of Brazil's Movimento Negro Unificado centers on the political effects and ramifications of the group. In order to present a complete picture of the MNU, it looks at the organization within four separate contexts: international, national, historical and hum...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Covin, David, 1940-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
Subjects:	Blacks > Brazil > Politics and government. Movimento Negro Unificado (Brazil) > History. Brazil > Race relations > Political aspects. Blacks > Race identity > Brazil.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Racialized societies
A consideration of genesis : the Brazil that produced the MNU
The Brazilian national context: harbingers of change
Independent black organizations
A confluence of vectors : the construction of the MNU
A dozen years : the organizational foundation
A journey in the wilderness : the quest for black political power
Deus ex machina : the centrality of contexts within contexts, 2000 to 2002
The fate of eschatology : how do we assess the MNU?