{"product_id":"9780807899601","title":"Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay","description":"Uruguay is not conventionally thought of as part of the African diaspora, yet during the period of Spanish colonial rule, thousands of enslaved Africans arrived in the country. Afro-Uruguayans played important roles in Uruguay's national life, creating the second-largest black press in Latin America, a racially defined political party, and numerous social and civic organizations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfro-Uruguayans were also central participants in the creation of Uruguayan popular culture and the country's principal musical forms, tango and \u003ci\u003ecandombe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eCandombe\u003c\/i\u003e, a style of African-inflected music, is one of the defining features of the nation's culture, embraced equally by white and black citizens. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlackness in the White Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, George Reid Andrews offers a comprehensive history of Afro-Uruguayans from the colonial period to the present. Showing how social and political mobilization is intertwined with \u003ci\u003ecandombe\u003c\/i\u003e, he traces the development of Afro-Uruguayan racial discourse and argues that \u003ci\u003ecandombe\u003c\/i\u003e's evolution as a central part of the nation's culture has not fundamentally helped the cause of racial equality. Incorporating lively descriptions of his own experiences as a member of a \u003ci\u003ecandombe\u003c\/i\u003e drumming and performance group, Andrews consistently connects the struggles of Afro-Uruguayans to the broader issues of race, culture, gender, and politics throughout Latin America and the African diaspora generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068122743024,"sku":"9780807899601","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807899601_p0.jpg?v=1763728069","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807899601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}