Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean — 1st Edition

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Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean — 1st Edition

Name: Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean — 1st Edition
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Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean, Norman E. Whitten, Jr. and Arlene Torres — 1st Edition

Publication: Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana University Press, 1998

Formatting: 2 vols. Royal 8vo, pp. 520; 557.

Condition Report: Fine. This two-volume set approaches the condition of a new book, exhibiting remarkably crisp and vibrant laminated card covers that remain exceptionally bright. The bindings are robust and tight, showing no reading creases to the spines and maintaining sharp, unbumped corners that indicate careful handling. The text block edges remain clean and completely free of oxidation, foxing, or shelf-wear. Internally, the pages are pristine, bright, and devoid of any marginalia or blemishes, justifying a top-tier grade for this highly presentable scholarly set.

Catalogue Note: First Edition, first printings of both volumes (indicated by the full number lines descending to '98' on the respective copyright pages). This comprehensive work was issued as a two-volume set within the esteemed 'Blacks in the Diaspora' series, under the general editorship of Darlene Clark Hine, John McCluskey, Jr., and David Barry Gaspar. The cover art features the striking piece "Azabache" by Puerto Rican artist Arnaldo Roche-Rabell.

While individual volumes of this work occasionally surface on the secondary market, finding a complete, matching two-volume set of true first printings in such immaculate condition is increasingly uncommon.

An extensive and foundational collection of essays that critically examines the paradigms of blackness, racism, and liberation across the Americas over the past five centuries. Through the dual standpoints of the nation-state and ethnic bloc, editors Norman E. Whitten, Jr., and Arlene Torres present a critical, interpretive theory of the structures of domination and processes of liberation. Volume I focuses on Central America alongside Northern and Western South America, while Volume II explores Eastern South America and the Caribbean, together illuminating the complex social dynamics, cultural representations, and social identities of the African diaspora throughout the region.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Norman E. Whitten, Jr. and Arlene Torres

Book Publisher: Indiana University Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 1077

Book Publication Year: 1998

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Book Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Blacks in the Diaspora

Country/region of manufacture: Bloomington, United States

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