Aidoo, LaMonte
Slavery Unseen
- ISBN 13:
- 9780822371298
- author:
- Aidoo, LaMonte
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 15.49 x 1.78 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Latin America, South America,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Slavery Unseen: Sex, Power, and Violence in Brazilian History by Lamonte Aidoo challenges the prevailing narrative of Brazil as a racial democracy. Instead, Aidoo reveals how the myth of racial equality has obscured the dark history of sexual violence, patriarchal terror, and exploitation of slaves. Drawing on a range of sources, including trial documents, travel accounts, and literature, Aidoo sheds light on how interracial and same-sex sexual violence played a key role in maintaining slavery and perpetuating racial and gender inequality. The author argues that the myth of racial democracy is not a reflection of progress, but rather an apparatus that upholds white patriarchal norms. This book offers a nuanced understanding of Brazil's complex history, revealing the ways in which the country's past continues to shape its present.
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