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The Work of Recognition - by Jason McGraw (Paperback)

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  • This book tells the compelling story of postemancipation Colombia, from the liberation of the slaves in the 1850s through the country's first general labor strikes in the 1910s.
  • Author(s): Jason McGraw
  • 344 Pages
  • History, Latin America

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Work of Recognition: Caribbean Colombia and the Postemancipation Struggle for Citizenship



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This book tells the compelling story of postemancipation Colombia, from the liberation of the slaves in the 1850s through the country's first general labor strikes in the 1910s. As Jason McGraw demonstrates, ending slavery fostered a new sense of citizenship, one shaped both by a model of universal rights and by the particular freedom struggles of African-descended people. Colombia's Caribbean coast was at the center of these transformations, in which women and men of color, the region's majority population, increasingly asserted the freedom to control their working conditions, fight in civil wars, and express their religious beliefs.

The history of Afro-Colombians as principal social actors after emancipation, McGraw argues, opens up a new view on the practice and meaning of citizenship. Crucial to this conception of citizenship was the right of recognition. Indeed, attempts to deny the role of people of color in the republic occurred at key turning points exactly because they demanded public recognition as citizens. In connecting Afro-Colombians to national development, The Work of Recognition also places the story within the broader contexts of Latin American popular politics, culture, and the African diaspora.



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"A pathbreaking contribution to postemancipation studies, The Work of Recognition reveals the hidden importance of race in Colombian politics by focusing on the struggles led by the mostly Afro-descended workers of the Caribbean region to forge a democratic and inclusive nation." -- Aline Helg, Université de Genève



"Accomplishes the difficult task of providing readers with a lucid overview of national politics, a complex regional history, and a nuanced portrait of 19th-century Afro-Colombian society along the Caribbean Colombian coasts." -- CHOICE



"Fascinating. . . . Strongly recommend[ed] . . . to any scholar interested in the process of abolition, its agents, and its consequences worldwide." -- New West Indian Guide



"Tightly-argued....[The Work of Recognition] shall become required reading for those interested in Colombian history." -- American Historical Review


Dimensions (Overall): 9.41 Inches (H) x 6.21 Inches (W) x .92 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.13 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 344
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Latin America
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Theme: South America
Format: Paperback
Author: Jason McGraw
Language: English
Street Date: August 18, 2014
TCIN: 1007639072
UPC: 9781469617862
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-3435
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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