The Long, Lingering Shadow : Slavery, Race, and Law in the American Hemisphere /

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Students of American history know of the law's critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, The Long, Lingering Shadow looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United Sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cottrol, Robert J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ga. : The University of Georgia Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ethnische Beziehungen
Einwanderungspolitik
Rassendiskriminierung
Sklaverei
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Slavery.
Race relations.
Black people > Legal status, laws, etc.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Relations raciales > Histoire.
Race relations > History.
Slavery > Western Hemisphere > History.
Black people > Legal status, laws, etc. > Western Hemisphere.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Western Hemisphere.
Slavery > Law and legislation > America.
Lateinamerika
Brasilien
USA
Western Hemisphere.
America.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Students of American history know of the law's critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, The Long, Lingering Shadow looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United States, Brazil, and Spanish America. Robert J. Cottrol takes the reader on a journey from the origins of New World slavery in colonial Latin America to current debates and litigation over affirmative action in Brazil and the United States, as well as contemporary struggles against racial discrimination and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages).
ISBN:9780820344768

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