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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey LesserPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Weight: 0.753kg ISBN: 9780822322603ISBN 10: 0822322609 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 03 June 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations The Hidden Hyphen Chinese Labor and the Debate over Ethnic Integration Constructing Ethnic Space Searching for a Hyphen Negotiations and New Identities Turning Japanese A Suggestive Epilogue Notes Bibliography IndexReviews... a very interesting read, and refreshing and important as it discusses aspects of the nation's history which have received so little scholarly attention to date, despite the millions of immigrants who have made Brazil one of the world's most diverse multi-cultural societies. -- British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, April 2000 Clearly written and well organized, this book makes a major contribution to the field of Brazilian studies. An outstanding work. Leo Spitzer, Dartmouth College.) A rich, welcome addition to social history in the broadest sense... [This study] convincingly demonstrates the ironic fact that immigration policies seeking to 'whiten' Brazil instead led to the creation of an immensely multi-cultural society. A major contribution. (Robert M. Levine, University of Miami at Coral Gables) Author InformationJeffrey Lesser is Professor of History and Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program at Emory University. His books include Welcoming the Undesirables: Brazil and the Jewish Question. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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