National colors: racial classification and the state in latin america
Auteur :
Loveman, Mara
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199337361
Date de publication :
24 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
522 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book analyzes the politics and practices of official ethnoracial classification in the censuses of nineteen Latin American countries over nearly two centuries. It shows that, in addition to domestic politics, the ways that states classify their citizens are strongly influenced by shifting international criteria for how to construct modern nations and promote national development.