Chica Da Silva A Brazilian Slave of the Eighteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Furtado, Júnia Ferreira |
| Series title: | New Approaches to the Americas Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-88465-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $58.00 |
Book Description:
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A fascinating study of Chica da Silva, a freed woman of color in a Brazilian town. Her story reveals the world she inhabited, and the myths that were later created around her. She came to symbolise both racial democracy, and the stereotypes attributed to the Brazilian black or mulatta female.
A fascinating study of Chica da Silva, a freed woman of color in a Brazilian town. Her story reveals the world she inhabited, and the myths that were later created around her. She came to symbolise both racial democracy, and the stereotypes attributed to the Brazilian black or mulatta female.