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OverviewJúnia Ferreira Furtado offers a fascinating study of the world of a freed woman of color in a small Brazilian town where itinerant merchants, former slaves, Portuguese administrators and concubines interact across social and cultural lines. The child of an African slave and a Brazilian military nobleman of Portuguese descent, Chica da Silva won her freedom using social and matrimonial strategies. But her story is not merely the personal history of a woman, or the social history of a colonial Brazilian town. Rather, it provides a historical perspective on the cultural universe she inhabited, and the myths that were created around her in subsequent centuries, as Chica de Silva came to symbolize both an example of racial democracy and the stereotype of licentiousness and sensuality always attributed to the black or mulatta female in the Brazilian popular imagination. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Júnia Ferreira Furtado (Professor)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511803376ISBN 10: 0511803370 Publication Date: 05 September 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Land of stars; 2. Chica da Silva; 3. The diamond contractors; 4. Black diamond; 5. The lady of Tejuco; 6. Life in the village; 7. Mines of splendour; 8. Separation; 9. Disputes; 10. Destinies; 11. Chica the boss.Reviews...impressive, definitive study... -Choice In Chica da Silva, Junia Ferreira Furtado offers a compelling account of the life and world of Francisca da Silva de Oliveira. -Mariana L. R. Dantas, Journal of Social History excellent book...moves beyond the myths to uncover ther real Chica. -Katherine Holt, Journal of World History """...impressive, definitive study..."" -Choice ""In Chica da Silva, Júnia Ferreira Furtado offers a compelling account of the life and world of Francisca da Silva de Oliveira."" -Mariana L. R. Dantas, Journal of Social History ""excellent book...moves beyond the myths to uncover ther real Chica."" -Katherine Holt, Journal of World History" Author InformationJunia Furtado holds a Ph.D. in Social History from the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. She is currently a Professor of History at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Her work on Chica da Silva has won awards from the Carlos Chagas Foundation for Women and Gender Research and the Ford Foundation. She has also contributed articles to Cartografia da conquista das minas and History of Cartography, Volume 4. The Portuguese language edition of this book was awarded Honorable Mention in 2004 by the Casa de las Américas foundation of Cuba. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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