MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014007169
003 DLC
005 20150226083549.0
008 140619s2014 ncu b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2014007169
020 $a9781469617862 (paperback : alkaline paper)
020 $z9781469617879 (ebook)
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050 00 $aF2299.B55$bM35 2014
082 00 $a305.896/0861$223
100 1 $aMcGraw, Jason.
245 14 $aThe work of recognition :$bCaribbean Colombia and the postemancipation struggle for citizenship /$cJason McGraw.
264 1 $aChapel Hill :$bThe University of North Carolina Press,$c2014.
300 $axiii, 328 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"THE WORK OF RECOGNITION is the first comprehensive history of African-descended Colombians during the postemancipation period. Jason McGraw chronicles the history of Afro-Colombians--particularly along the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where the African-descended populations were concentrated--beginning with final emancipation in the 1850s and ending with the country's first general labor strike in 1918. Revealing a number of previously little known labor struggles beginning as early as 1857, including a strike staged by Magdalena River boatmen, which may have been the first strike in Colombian history, McGraw demonstrates that Afro-Colombians were principal actors in the post-slavery labor environment during these years. He argues that comprehending their historical role opens up a new view on the practice and meaning of modern citizenship and the crucial concept of recognition as central to the assumption of citizenship status. Challenging the historical erasure of Afro-Colombians, McGraw demonstrates that, after slavery, the historical denial of the role of Black workers in the republic occurred at key turning points exactly when and because they demanded recognition as citizens. Connecting the history of Black Colombians to national development, McGraw also places the story within the broader contexts of Latin American popular politics, religion, and the African diaspora"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 283-312) and index.
505 0 $aThe emancipatory moment -- Revolution of the people, war of the races -- The freedom of industry and labor -- The lettered republic -- The rise and fall of popular politics -- A hungry people struggles -- Class war of a thousand days -- Epilogue.
650 0 $aBlacks$zColombia$xHistory.
650 0 $aBlacks$zColombia$zAtlantic Coast$xHistory.
650 0 $aSlaves$xEmancipation$zColombia$xHistory.
650 0 $aFreedmen$zColombia$xHistory.
650 0 $aWorking class$zColombia$xHistory.
650 0 $aLabor$zColombia$xHistory.
650 0 $aCitizenship$zColombia$xHistory.
650 0 $aRecognition (Philosophy)$xPolitical aspects$zColombia$xHistory.
651 0 $aColombia$xRace relations$xHistory.
651 0 $aColombia$xPolitics and government$y1810-