LEADER 03765nam 22006614a 450 001 9910826873803321 005 20241012015431.0 010 $a0-292-79720-6 024 7 $a10.7560/705722 035 $a(CKB)1000000000454141 035 $a(OCoLC)608782798 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10217892 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000238460 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206735 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238460 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10232917 035 $a(PQKB)10035315 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443153 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2101 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443153 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217892 035 $a(DE-B1597)588142 035 $a(OCoLC)1286806692 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292797208 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000454141 100 $a20040206d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRise and fall of the cosmic race $ethe cult of mestizaje in Latin America /$fMarilyn Grace Miller 205 $a1st. ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70572-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [179]-196) and index. 327 $aJose Vasconcelos' about-face on the cosmic race -- Caribbean counterpoint and mulatez -- Tango in black and white -- Showcasing mixed race in Northeast Brazil -- Dis/encounters in the labyrinths. 330 $aLatin America is characterized by a uniquely rich history of cultural and racial mixtures known collectively as mestizaje. These mixtures reflect the influences of indigenous peoples from Latin America, Europeans, and Africans, and spawn a fascinating and often volatile blend of cultural practices and products. Yet no scholarly study to date has provided an articulate context for fully appreciating and exploring the profound effects of distinct local invocations of syncretism and hybridity. Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race fills this void by charting the history of Latin America's experience of mestizaje through the prisms of literature, the visual and performing arts, social commentary, and music. In accessible, jargon-free prose, Marilyn Grace Miller brings to life the varied perspectives of a vast region in a tour that stretches from Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil, Ecuador and Argentina. She explores the repercussions of mestizo identity in the United States and reveals the key moments in the story of Latin America's cult of synthesis. Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race examines the inextricable links between aesthetics and politics, and unravels the threads of colonialism woven throughout national narratives in which mestizos serve as primary protagonists. Illuminating the ways in which regional engagements with mestizaje represent contentious sites of nation building and racial politics, Miller uncovers a rich and multivalent self-portrait of Latin America's diverse populations. 606 $aMestizaje$zLatin America$xHistory 606 $aMiscegenation (Racist theory)$zLatin America$xHistory 606 $aMestizaje in literature 607 $aLatin America$xCivilization$y20th century 607 $aLatin America$vIn art 607 $aLatin America$xRace relations 615 0$aMestizaje$xHistory. 615 0$aMiscegenation (Racist theory)$xHistory. 615 0$aMestizaje in literature. 676 $a980.03/3 700 $aMiller$b Marilyn Grace$f1961-$0953935 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826873803321 996 $aRise and fall of the cosmic race$94077587 997 $aUNINA