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New Books on Brazil's Mosaic of Cultures, March 2005

FIU Libraries has accumulated a number of recent books on Brazil that focus on the multitude of cultures which comprise Brazilian society. Among the cultures highlighted in the selected texts are Afro-Brazilian, Italian, Japanese, various indigenous, queer, creole and mestizo. Some of the works emphasize racism, discrimination and the quest for equal rights, while others discuss race and identity politics in Brazil. Still other titles focus on Brazilian popular culture through the lenses of religion, music, and Carnaval.

Some new titles:

As ações afirmativas como resposta ao racismo acadêmico e seu impacto nas ciências sociais brasileiras Departmento de Antropologia, Universidade de Brasília
Antropologia do desenvolvimento e povos indígenas Departmento de Antropologia, Universidade de Brasília
Bases para uma alianca negro-branco-indígena contra a discriminação étnica e racial no Brasil Departmento de Antropologia, Universidade de Brasília
Brazil's Indians and the onslaught of civilization : the Yanomami and the Kayapó Linda Rabben
Decantando a república : inventário histórico e político da canção popular moderna brasileira Berenice Cavalcante, Heloisa Starling, José Eisenberg
Diversity and citizenship education : global perspectives James A. Banks
An earth-colored sea : "race," culture, and the politics of identity in the postcolonial Portuguese-speaking world Miguel Vale de Almeida
Enslaving connections : changing cultures of Africa and Brazil during the era of slavery José C. Curto and Paul E. Lovejoy
The Japanese in Latin America Daniel M. Masterson with Sayaka Funada-Classen
Metamorfoses das tradições performáticas afro-brasileiras : de patrimônio cultural a indústria de entretenimento Departmento de Antropologia, Universidade de Brasília
Music in imperial Rio de Janeiro : European culture in a tropical milieu Cristina Magaldi
"Otherness in context" : a guide to anthropology in Brazil Mariza Peirano
Queering creole spiritual traditions : lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender participation in African- inspired traditions in the Americas Randy P. Conner with David Hatfield Sparks
Race, nation, and religion in the Americas Henry Goldschmidt and Elizabeth McAlister
Race in another America : the significance of skin color in Brazil Edward E. Telles
Reinvenções da África na Bahia Patricia de Santana Pinho
Rise and fall of the cosmic race : the cult of mestizaje in Latin America Marilyn Grace Miller
Visões do carnaval Maria José Moreira
Uma agenda de ações afirmativas para as mulheres indígenas do Brasil Rita Laura Segato
Diploma of whiteness : race and social policy in Brazil, 1917-1945 Jerry Dávila
Indios esotéricos : por um novo turismo urbano Ana Luiza Delgado
Japanese religions at home and abroad : anthropological perspectives Hirochika Nakamaki
Lingua, cultura e valores : um estudo da presença do humanismo latino na produção científica sobre imigração italiana no Sul do Brasil Vania Beatriz Merlotti Herédia, Neires Maria Soldatelli Paviani
Negras, mulheres e mães : lembranças de Olga de Alaketu Teresinha Bernardo

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