Caf Con Leche

by Winthrop R. Wright

Overview

An exploration of whether or not historical facts actually support the popular perception that Venezuelans have achieved a racial democracy in which people of all races live free from prejudice and discrimination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292790803
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Winthrop R. Wright is Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. The Myth of Racial Democracy
• 2. The Colonial Legacy: Racial Tensions in a Hierarchical Society
• 3. Whitening the Population, 1850–1900
• 4. Positivism and National Image, 1890–1935
• 5. Race and National Image in the Era of Popular Politics, 1935–1958
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index