Frontiers of Citizenship: A Black and Indigenous History of Postcolonial Brazil

Description: Frontiers of Citizenship by Yuko Miki An engaging, innovative history of Brazils black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and national identity. This book focuses on the interconnected histories of black and indigenous people on Brazils Atlantic frontier, and makes a case for the frontier as a key space that defined the boundaries and limitations of Brazilian citizenship. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Frontiers of Citizenship is an engagingly-written, innovative history of Brazils black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and the origins of Brazils racial democracy. Through groundbreaking archival research that brings the stories of slaves, Indians, and settlers to life, Yuko Miki challenges the widespread idea that Brazilian Indians disappeared during the colonial era, paving the way for the birth of Latin Americas largest black nation. Focusing on the postcolonial settlement of the Atlantic frontier and Rio de Janeiro, Miki argues that the exclusion and inequality of indigenous and African-descended people became embedded in the very construction of Brazils remarkably inclusive nationhood. She demonstrates that to understand the full scope of central themes in Latin American history - race and national identity, unequal citizenship, popular politics, and slavery and abolition - one must engage the histories of both the African diaspora and the indigenous Americas. Author Biography Yuko Miki is Assistant Professor of History and affiliated faculty of Latin American and Latino Studies at Fordham University, New York. Her work has been awarded the Best Article Prize from the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Brazil Section and the Coordinating Council on Womens History. Table of Contents Introduction: a frontier on the Atlantic; 1. Outside of society: slavery and citizenship; 2. Rebels, kings, soldiers: popular politics; 3. Mestiço nation: Indians, race, and national identity; 4. Violent terrains: legal regimes; 5. Fleeing into slavery: geography; 6. Unfinished emancipations: labor and abolition; Epilogue. Review This book is a major achievement not only because of the innovative research and groundbreaking analysis, but also because the author has uniquely found a way to communicate these in prose that is both concise and precise. She effectively articulates theoretical and epistemological insights in a streamlined way that is certainly helpful to students and nonspecialists but also, frankly, is useful for specialist scholars trying to apprehend her reading of the archive. I can sincerely say that having read this book will forever change the way I think and teach about Atlantic slavery and Brazilian history, something that I have been doing for over twenty years. Amy Chazkel, Queens College, City University of New YorkIn Frontiers of Citizenship, Yuko Miki connects racial categories that hitherto have been archivally and historiographically separate and argues persuasively why this approach is not only possible, but necessary. By intertwining the histories of indigenous peoples and black slaves in a frontier region, she offers surprising new insights about race, slavery, and citizenship during Brazils transition to nationhood. Judy Bieber, University of New MexicoYuko Miki provides a critical accounting of nation-state building in nineteenth century Brazil. Surprising and engaging, Miki tells a series of stories from a variety of perspectives that bring indigenous peoples into the light. She provides those of us who work in the modern era on Black-Indian disputes and alliances with an important backdrop that will inform our work in many years to come. This book would be excellent for both undergraduate and graduate courses in Brazil, nineteenth century Latin America, and adds Brazil, a country often left to one side when discussing indigenous peoples of South America. Jan French, University of RichmondIn placing together Indians and black slaves within a complex framework of territorial claims, labor exploitation, nation-building, and the struggle for and denial of citizenship, Yuko Mikis book opens a new frontier in the social history of nineteenth-century Brazil and Latin America in general. João José Reis, Universidade Federal da Bahia, author of Divining Slavery and FreedomMikis carefully told stories of the intersections of black and indigenous experiences across a formative period in the history of the largest of Latin American countries, the historical meaning of these stories, and their potential conceptual impact are what make this book so worthwhile. James P. Woodard, Ethnohistory… Frontiers of Citizenship will be read widely. Jonathan Warren, Hispanic American Historical Review Promotional An engaging, innovative history of Brazils black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and national identity. Review Quote Advance praise: Yuko Miki provides a critical accounting of nation-state building in nineteenth century Brazil. Surprising and engaging, Miki tells a series of stories from a variety of perspectives that bring indigenous peoples into the light. She provides those of us who work in the modern era on Black-Indian disputes and alliances with an important backdrop that will inform our work in many years to come. This book would be excellent for both undergraduate and graduate courses in Brazil, nineteenth century Latin America, and adds Brazil, a country often left to one side when discussing indigenous peoples of South America. Jan French, University of Richmond Promotional "Headline" An engaging, innovative history of Brazils black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and national identity. Description for Bookstore An engaging, innovative history of Brazils black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and national identity. This book focuses on the interconnected histories of black and indigenous people on Brazils Atlantic frontier, and makes a case for the frontier as a key space that defined the boundaries and limitations of Brazilian citizenship. Description for Library An engaging, innovative history of Brazils black and indigenous people that redefines our understanding of slavery, citizenship, and national identity. This book focuses on the interconnected histories of black and indigenous people on Brazils Atlantic frontier, and makes a case for the frontier as a key space that defined the boundaries and limitations of Brazilian citizenship. Details ISBN1108417507 Author Yuko Miki Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN-10 1108417507 ISBN-13 9781108417501 Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle A Black and Indigenous History of Postcolonial Brazil Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation Fordham University, New York Media Book Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-02-08 Pages 306 DEWEY 305.800981 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Maps; 18 Halftones, black and white Short Title Frontiers of Citizenship Language English UK Release Date 2018-02-08 AU Release Date 2018-02-08 NZ Release Date 2018-02-08 Series Afro-Latin America Alternative 9781108277778 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168637574;

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