Ilê Aiyê in Brazil and the reinvention of Africa /

Ilê Aiyê redefines itself within shifting political realities of the Brazilian mythic racial paradise. The globalization agenda of the tourism industry places its Africanized strategies in dialectical tension with State's funding. the discussion of 'race' is inevitable as Ilê Aiyê...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Afolabi, Niyi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Series:African histories and modernities.
Subjects:
Ilê Aiyê (Organization)
Carnival > Brazil.
Black people > Brazil.
Carnavals > Brésil.
Personnes noires > Brésil.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Black people
Carnival
Civilization > African influences
Race relations
Brazil > Race relations.
Brazil > Civilization > African influences.
Brazil
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Ilê Aiyê redefines itself within shifting political realities of the Brazilian mythic racial paradise. The globalization agenda of the tourism industry places its Africanized strategies in dialectical tension with State's funding. the discussion of 'race' is inevitable as Ilê Aiyê questions the economically marginalizing status of Afro-Brazilians.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137598707
1137598700
9781349888030
1349888036

Similar Items