Description: Hotel Trpico by Jerry Dávila The attempts by Brazilian diplomats and intellectuals to establish ties with Africa during and after decolonization reveal the contradictions in Brazils idea of itself as a racial democracy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the wake of African decolonization, Brazil attempted to forge connections with newly independent countries. In the early 1960s it launched an effort to establish diplomatic ties with Africa; in the 1970s it undertook trade campaigns to open African markets to Brazilian technology. Hotel Tropico reveals the perceptions, particularly regarding race, of the diplomats and intellectuals who traveled to Africa on Brazils behalf. Jerry Davila analyzes how their actions were shaped by ideas of Brazil as an emerging world power, ready to expand its sphere of influence; of Africa as the natural place to assert that influence, given its historical slave-trade ties to Brazil; and of twentieth-century Brazil as a "racial democracy," a uniquely harmonious mix of races and cultures. While the experiences of Brazilian policymakers and diplomats in Africa reflected the logic of racial democracy, they also exposed ruptures in this interpretation of Brazilian identity. Did Brazil share a "lusotropical" identity with Portugal and its African colonies, so that it was bound to support Portuguese colonialism at the expense of Brazils ties with African nations? Or was Brazil a country of "Africans of every color," compelled to support decolonization in its role as a natural leader in the South Atlantic? Drawing on interviews with retired Brazilian diplomats and intellectuals, Davila shows the Brazilian belief in racial democracy to be about not only race but also Portuguese ethnicity. Notes The attempts by Brazilian diplomats and intellectuals to establish ties with Africa during and after decolonization reveal the contradictions in Brazils idea of itself as a "racial democracy" Back Cover "Hotel Tr Author Biography Jerry Dávila is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He is the author of Diploma of Whiteness: Race and Social Policy in Brazil, 1917–1945, also published by Duke University Press. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 11. Brazil in the Lusotropical World 112. Africa and the Independent Foreign Policy 393. "The Lovers of the African Race": Brazilian Diplomats in Nigeria 644. War in Angola, Crisis in Brazil 915. Latinité or Fraternité? Senegal, Portugal and the Brazilian Military Regime 1176. Gibson Barbozas Trip: "Brazil (Re)discovers Africa" 1417. Brazil and the Portuguese Revolution 1708. Brazils Special Representation in Angola, 1975 1909. Miracle for Sale: Marketing Brazil in Nigeria 221Epilogue 244Notes 257Bibliography 293Index 307 Review "Jerry Davila has transformed the history of Brazils diplomatic initiatives in Africa during the era of decolonization, adding not only depth and fascinating detail to this story, but also showing how the pursuit of a special Brazil-Africa relationship both drew upon Brazils claims to be a racially democratic nation, and laid bare the contradictions in those claims."--Barbara Weinstein, author of For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking of the Working Class in Sao Paulo, 1920-1964 "Hotel Tropico is a superb book. It takes on broad themes such as race and imperialism, modifies much of the current knowledge about Brazils dictatorship, and suggests a re-evaluation of that form of government in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Hotel Tropico will be read not only by scholars of Brazil and Latin America but also by those studying Africa, empire, and post-colonialism." --Jeffrey Lesser, author of A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy, 1960-1980 Promotional The attempts by Brazilian diplomats and intellectuals to establish ties with Africa during and after decolonization reveal the contradictions in Brazils idea of itself as a "racial democracy" Review Quote "[T]his is a solidly researched and colourfully written study, and its broad geographical and thematic scope should appeal to a wide readership both within and beyond the confines of Afro- and Luso-Brazilian studies." - Ori Preuss, Journal of Latin American Studies Details ISBN0822348551 Publisher Duke University Press Language English ISBN-10 0822348551 ISBN-13 9780822348559 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Imprint Duke University Press Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States DEWEY 327.8106 Short Title HOTEL TROPICO Publication Date 2010-08-03 Illustrations 22 photos, 2 tables, 1 map, 1 figure UK Release Date 2010-08-03 AU Release Date 2010-08-03 NZ Release Date 2010-08-03 US Release Date 2010-08-03 Author Jerry Dávila Pages 328 Subtitle Brazil and the Challenge of African Decolonization, 1950–1980 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780822348559
Book Title: Hotel Trpico
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Publication Name: Hotel Tropico: Brazil and the Challenge of African Decolonization, 1950-1980
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
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Subject: History
Publication Year: 2010
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Author: Jerry Davila
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