Title Frontiers of citizenship : a Black and Indigenous history of postcolonial Brazil / Yuko Miki

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 292 pages) : illustrations, map Series Afro-Latin America Afro-Latin America. Contents Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Table; Acknowledgments; Note on the Text and Currency; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: A Frontier on the Atlantic; 1 Outside of Society: Slavery and Citizenship; 2 Rebels, Kings, Soldiers: Popular Politics; 3 MestiÃo Nation: Indians, Race, and National Identity; 4 Violent Terrains: Legal Regimes; 5 Fleeing into Slavery: Geography; 6 Unfinished Emancipations: Labor and Abolition; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index Summary Frontiers of Citizenship is an engagingly-written, innovative history of Brazil's black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and the origins of Brazil's 'racial democracy'. Through groundbreaking archival research that brings the stories of slaves, Indians, and settlers to life, Yuko Miki challenges the widespread idea that Brazilian Indians 'disappeared' during the colonial era, paving the way for the birth of Latin America's largest black nation. Focusing on the postcolonial settlement of the Atlantic frontier and Rio de Janeiro, Miki argues that the exclusion and inequality of indigenous and African-descended people became embedded in the very construction of Brazil's remarkably inclusive nationhood. She demonstrates that to understand the full scope of central themes in Latin American history - race and national identity, unequal citizenship, popular politics, and slavery and abolition - one must engage the histories of both the African diaspora and the indigenous Americas Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Black people -- Brazil -- History Indians of South America -- Brazil -- History Black people -- Brazil -- Government relations Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Government relations Race discrimination -- Brazil -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Black people Black people -- Government relations Civilization Indians of South America Indians of South America -- Government relations Race discrimination SUBJECT Brazil -- Civilization -- History Subject Brazil Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108281171 1108281176 9781108277778 1108277772 1108417507 9781108417501 1108405401 9781108405409

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