The politics of race in Panama : Afro-Hispanic and West Indian literary discourses of contention /

Black Panamanians, unlike other Aftro-Latin communities, have traditionally separated themselves based on ancestral heritage: on one hand are those whose ancestors were slaves during the colonial period; on the other are those whose families arrived from the West Indies to help build the Panama Rail...

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Main Author: Watson, Sonja Stephenson (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:Black Panamanians, unlike other Aftro-Latin communities, have traditionally separated themselves based on ancestral heritage: on one hand are those whose ancestors were slaves during the colonial period; on the other are those whose families arrived from the West Indies to help build the Panama Railroad and Canal. In this book, Watson assesses how Panamanian literature represents this historical and continuing tension.
Physical Description:1 online resource (198 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813048857 (e-book)