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The people of the river : nature and identity in black Amazonia, 1835-1945 /

"In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. Drawing on social and environmental history, he connects the Amazonians intimately to their natural landscapes. Relying...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De la Torre, Oscar (Historian) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. Drawing on social and environmental history, he connects the Amazonians intimately to their natural landscapes. Relying on the natural world as a repository for traditions, discourses, and strategies that they retrieved especially in moments of conflict, Afro-Brazilians fought for autonomous communities and developed a vibrant ethnic identity that supported their struggles over labor, land, and citizenship."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469643250
1469643251
9781469643267
146964326X