Mapping diaspora : African American roots tourism in Brazil /

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"Brazil, like several countries in Africa, has become a major destination for African American tourists seeking the cultural roots of the black Atlantic diaspora. Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic research as well as textual, visual, and archival sources, Patricia de Santana Pinho invest...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pinho, Patricia de Santana (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Subjects:
African diaspora.
Black people > Brazil.
Tourism > Brazil.
African Americans > Brazil.
Africains > Pays étrangers.
Noirs américains > Brésil.
Personnes noires > Brésil.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans
African diaspora
Black people
Tourism
Brazil
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Brazil, like several countries in Africa, has become a major destination for African American tourists seeking the cultural roots of the black Atlantic diaspora. Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic research as well as textual, visual, and archival sources, Patricia de Santana Pinho investigates African American roots tourism, a complex, poignant kind of travel that provides profound personal and collective meaning for those searching for black identity and heritage. It also provides, as Pinho's interviews with Brazilian tour guides, state officials, and Afro-Brazilian activists reveal, economic and political rewards that support a structured industry"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469645339
1469645335
9781469645346
1469645343

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