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Black Women Against the Land Grab The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil

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ISBN-10: 0816683247

ISBN-13: 9780816683246

Edition: 2013

Authors: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry

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In Brazil and throughout the African diaspora, black women, especially poor black women, are rarely considered leaders of social movements let alone political theorists. But in the northeastern city of Salvador, Brazil, it is these very women who determine how urban policies are established. Focusing on the Gamboa de Baixo neighborhood in Salvador’s city center, Black Women against the Land Grab explores how black women’s views on development have radicalized local communities to demand justice and social change.In Black Women against the Land Grab, Keisha-Khan Y. Perry describes the key role of local women activists in the citywide movement for land and housing rights. She reveals the…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 10/16/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English