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Colonialism and race in Luso-Hispanic literature [electronic resource] / Jerome C. Branche.

By: Branche, Jerome.
Publisher: Columbia [Missouri] : University of Missouri Press, 2006Description: x, 292 p.Subject(s): Latin American literature -- History and criticism | Racism in literature | Race in literature | Slavery in literature | Blacks in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 860.9/3552 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "Branche examines a wide variety of Latin American literature and discourse to show the extent and range of racist sentiments throughout the culture. He argues that racism in the modern period (1415-1948) was a tool used to advance Spanish and Portuguese expansion, colonial enterprise, and the international development of capitalism"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Branche examines a wide variety of Latin American literature and discourse to show the extent and range of racist sentiments throughout the culture. He argues that racism in the modern period (1415-1948) was a tool used to advance Spanish and Portuguese expansion, colonial enterprise, and the international development of capitalism"--Provided by publisher.

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