{"product_id":"black-bodies-black-rights-elizabeth-farf-n-santos-9781477309421","title":"Black Bodies, Black Rights: The Politics of Quilombolismo in Contemporary Brazil","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder a provision in the Brazilian constitution, rural black communities identified as the modern descendants of quilombos--runaway slave communities--are promised land rights as a form of reparations for the historic exclusion of blacks from land ownership. The quilombo provision has been hailed as a success for black rights; however, rights for quilombolas are highly controversial and, in many cases, have led to violent land conflicts. Although thousands of rural black communities have been legally recognized, only a handful have received the rights they were promised. Conflict over quilombola rights is widespread and carries important consequences for race relations and political representations of blackness in twenty-first century Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a year of field research in a quilombola community, Elizabeth Farf疣-Santos explores how quilombo recognition has significantly affected the everyday lives of those who experience the often-complicated political process. Questions of identity, race, and entitlement play out against a community's struggle to prove its historical authenticity--and to gain the land and rights they need to survive. This work not only demonstrates the lived experience of a new, particular form of blackness in Brazil, but also shows how blackness is being mobilized and reimagined to gain social rights and political recognition. \u003ci\u003eBlack Bodies, Black Rights\u003c\/i\u003e thus represents an important contribution to the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of Afro-Latino studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Farf疣-Santos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147730942X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477309421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016","brand":"Elizabeth Farf疣-Santos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985709400319,"sku":"9781477309421","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33e6d523-00dc-475c-85dd-f8b7a993fd77.jpg?v=1683279105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-bodies-black-rights-elizabeth-farf-n-santos-9781477309421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}