Legalizing Identities Becoming Black or Indian in Brazil's Northeast |
|
| Author:
| French, Jan Hoffman |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5951-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
|
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.
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.