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Land of the cosmic race : race mixture, racism, and blackness in Mexico /

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This is a richly-detailed ethnographic account of the powerful role that race and colour play in organizing the lives and thoughts of ordinary Mexicans. It presents a previously untold story of how individuals in contemporary urban Mexico construct their identities, attitudes, and practices in the c...

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Main Author: Sue, Christina A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Ethnicity > Mexico.
Mestizaje > Mexico.
Miscegenation (Racist theory) > Mexico.
Mestizos > Race identity > Mexico.
Black people > Race identity > Mexico.
National characteristics, Mexican.
Race awareness > Mexico.
Racism > Mexico.
Mexico > Race relations.
Ethnicité > Mexique.
Métissage > Mexique.
Mexicains.
Conscience de race > Mexique.
Racisme > Mexique.
Personnes noires > Identité ethnique > Mexique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Black people > Race identity
Ethnicity
Mestizaje
Miscegenation (Racist theory)
National characteristics, Mexican
Race awareness
Race relations
Racism
Mexico
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a richly-detailed ethnographic account of the powerful role that race and colour play in organizing the lives and thoughts of ordinary Mexicans. It presents a previously untold story of how individuals in contemporary urban Mexico construct their identities, attitudes, and practices in the context of a dominant national belief system.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199332924
9780199332922
9780199925490
0199925496