1. The Concepts of Race and Ethnicity
2. The Study of Blacks and Indians in Latin America
3. Early Approaches to Blacks and Indians
4. Dependency and Structuralist perspectives on Race and
Ethnicity
5. Race and Ethnicity in the nationalist frame
Conclusion
Peter Wade is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Race and Ethnicity in Latin America (Pluto, 2010), Race and Sex in Latin America (Pluto, 2009) and Race, Nature and Culture (Pluto, 2002).
An excellent source on past and present debates, and a coherent and
insightful set of proposals concerning methodology
*International Affairs*
A much needed up to date and accessible discussion of key issues in
Latin America
*A. Sillitoe, Social Sciences, Staffordshire University*
An interesting, clearly written book, well illustrated by examples,
which will be a valued introduction to [the] issues in Latin
America.
*SLAS Newsletter October 97*
Summarizing the extensive literature on race and ethnicity in Latin
America in a mere 118 pages is a daunting task. The British
anthropologist Peter Wade... has not been scared away from doing
it. [He] cover[s] the main themes and offers a comprehensive
overview of the relevant debates. It is therefore an excellent
textbook.
*Michiel Baud, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean
Studies*
Peter Wade ... applies his previous experience and theoretical
sophistication to the analysis of Latin America as a whole,
focusing not only on the descendants of African slaves but also on
indigenous people. ... [this] book is intelligent and easy-to-read,
and represents a significant contribution to the knowledge and
understanding of the dynamics of race and ethnicity in Latin
America.
*Monica Quijada, author of Patterns of Prejudice*
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