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Author Asher, Kiran.

Title Black and green : Afro-Colombians, development, and nature in the Pacific lowlands / Kiran Asher
Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 247 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Contents Black social movements and development in the making -- Afro-Colombian ethnicity : from invisibility to the limelight -- "The El Dorado of modern times" : economy, ecology, and territory -- "El ruido interno de comunidades negras" : the ethno-cultural politics of the PCN -- "Seeing with the eyes of black women" : gender, ethnicity, and development -- Displacement, development, and Afro-Colombian movement
Summary Looks at development of Afro-Colombian communities after passage of a 1991 law granting cultural rights and collective land ownership to the communities, arguing that social movements are often partially co-opted by market or state, but then use state res
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Black people -- Colombia -- Pacific Coast -- Social conditions
Black people -- Civil rights -- Colombia -- Pacific Coast
Black people -- Race identity -- Colombia -- Pacific Coast
Black people -- Colombia -- Pacific Coast -- History
Civil rights movements -- Colombia
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Black people
Black people -- Civil rights
Black people -- Race identity
Black people -- Social conditions
Civil rights movements
Civilization -- African influences
Bürgerrecht
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
Ethnische Identität
Soziale Situation
15.85 history of America.
Blacks.
Race relations.
Social situation.
Ethnic identity.
Ecological aspects.
SUBJECT Pacific Coast (Colombia) -- Civilization -- African influences
Subject Colombia
Colombia -- Pacific Coast
Kolumbien
Pazifikküste
Schwärze
Colombia.
Schwarze -- Soziale Bewegung -- Kolumbien -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Kolumbien -- Schwarze -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2009005700
ISBN 9780822390879
0822390876
9786613035783
6613035785