Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-154) and index.
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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