The Idea of Race in Latin America, 1870-1940

by Richard Graham

Book Overview

From the mid-nineteenth century until the 1930s, many Latin American leaders faced a difficult dilemma regarding the idea of race. On the one hand, they aspired to an ever-closer connection to Europe and North America, where, during much of this period, "scientific" thought condemned nonwhite races to an inferior category. Yet, with the heterogeneous racial makeup of their societies clearly before them and a growing sense of national identity impelling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292738579
• ISBN13: 9780292738577
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"