Three Sad Races: Racial Identity and National Consciousness in Brazilian Literature

by David T. Haberly

Brazilians have traditionally and very accurately viewed their nation as the product of the coming together and subsequent interaction of its disparate racial ancestry: native American Indians, Portuguese settlers and African slaves. Examining the social and cultural implications of this racial diversity is essential to the search for a viable and cohesive national identity, which has long been a major concern of Brazil's writers. Originally published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521155347
• ISBN13: 9780521155342
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"