Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) |
Contents |
That's my face: African American reflections on Brazil -- The way we were: Brazil in the African American roots tourist gaze -- Black gringos in Brazil?: encounters in sameness, difference, solidarity, and inequality -- We bring home the roots: African American women touring the diaspora and bearing the nation -- The awakening giant: the state's belated acknowledgment of roots tourism |
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"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
African diaspora.
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Black people -- Brazil.
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Tourism -- Brazil
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African Americans -- Brazil
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans
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African diaspora
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Black people
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Tourism
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Brazil
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781469645339 |
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1469645335 |
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9781469645346 |
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1469645343 |
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9798890853370 |
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