Racism in novels : a comparative study of Brazilian and South American cultural history / by Elaine Rocha.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rocha, Ellaine Pereira
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, ©2010.
Subjects:	Brazilian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Brazilian fiction (English) > 20th century > History and criticism. South African fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. South African fiction (English) > 20th century > History and criticism. Racism in literature. Brazil > Social conditions > 20th century. South Africa > Social conditions > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Comparing Brazil and South Africa through cultural history. Race, history and the inevitable comparisons ; History beyond borders ; Racism and cultural history ; History and literature
Brazil and South Africa : from colonization to nation. Colonialism, slavery and racial hierarchy ; Patriarchy, oligarchy and imperialism
Black lives in white novels. Color and racial classifications ; Political discourse in fictional works ; Literature as window, literature as mirror ; Culture, history, and racism
Building modern nations : racial and economic exclusion. The colors of nationalist development ; Race as class in the rural context ; Race as class in the urban context
Racial representations in love and sexual affairs. Miscegenation and sexual fear ; White man and colored woman ; Colored/black man and white woman.

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