The Politics of Race in Panama : Afro-Hispanic and West Indian Literary Discourses of Contention /

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Black Panamanians, unlike other Aftro-Latin communities, have traditionally separated themselves based on ancestral heritage: on one hand are those whose ancestors were slaves during the colonial period; on the other are those whose families arrived from the West Indies to help build the Panama Rail...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Sonja Stephenson (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race relations.
Race awareness in literature.
Panamanian literature.
Black people.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Caribbean & Latin American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Conscience de race dans la litterature.
Litterature panameenne > Histoire et critique.
Black people > Panama.
Panamanian literature > History and criticism.
Panama.
Panama > Race relations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Black Panamanians, unlike other Aftro-Latin communities, have traditionally separated themselves based on ancestral heritage: on one hand are those whose ancestors were slaves during the colonial period; on the other are those whose families arrived from the West Indies to help build the Panama Railroad and Canal. In this book, Watson assesses how Panamanian literature represents this historical and continuing tension.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages).
ISBN:9780813048857

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