{"product_id":"afro-peruvian-mestizos-the-invisibility-of-blackness-in-post-abolition-peru-paperback-softback-9780817362201","title":"Afro-Peruvian Mestizos; The Invisibility of Blackness in Post-Abolition Peru (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817362201","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAfro-Peruvian Mestizos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Invisibility of Blackness in Post-Abolition Peru\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel S. Cozart (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817362201\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 4 b\u0026amp;w figures - 1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.286 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAfro-Peruvian \u003c\/i\u003eMestizos helps break down a historical (and historiographical) hole in Peruvian history. Afro-Peruvians have long been ignored in histories of Peru particularly in the national period both in the North American and Peruvian corpus.\"—Cameron D. Jones, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAt the Heart of the Borderlands: Africans and Afro-Descendants on the Edges of Colonial Spanish America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA transformative study by Daniel S. Cozart, Afro-Peruvian Mestizos redefines the narrative of mestizaje in post-abolition Peru, uncovering the hidden histories and enduring strength of Afro-Peruvian communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfro-Peruvian\u003c\/i\u003e Mestizos: \u003ci\u003eThe Invisibility of Blackness in Post-Abolition Peru\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel S. Cozart investigates the ideologies of \u003ci\u003emestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e, or racial mixing, that Latin American elites used to construct modern national identities during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Through close reading of archival records, legal documents, and literary works, Cozart uncovers the systematic exclusion of Afro-Peruvians from the nation's narrative of progress, revealing how their presence was deliberately omitted from official histories and censuses. The abolition of slavery in 1855 marked the beginning of a process where Afro-Peruvians were marginalized, their identities overshadowed by a national narrative that prioritized Indigenous heritage and whiteness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Michel-Rolph Trouillot's framework of historical production, the book traces the contradictions inherent in liberal and positivist ideologies that sought to forge a \"raceless\" society, all while silencing Afro-Peruvian voices and erasing their history. The conclusion reflects on the significance of erasure for Afro-Peruvians in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as they now demand to be seen. This book is a powerful examination of historical silences and the ongoing struggle for recognition in the face of systemic racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction: Afro-Peruvian Invisibility and \u003ci\u003eMestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e as National Identity \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part I: “The Making of Sources” and “The Assembly of Facts” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. \u003ci\u003eLa Patria Peruana\u003c\/i\u003e: Race, Honor, and Citizenship in Post-Abolition Discourse and Law \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. \u003ci\u003eCallejones\u003c\/i\u003e of Lima: Race, Class, and Gender in Post-Abolition Peru \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. Afro-Peruvian Invisibility in the Historical Record: Twentieth-Century Censuses, \u003ci\u003eMestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e, and Demographic Decline \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part II: “The Making of Narratives” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. \u003ci\u003ePeruanidad\u003c\/i\u003e and Blackness in National and Local Perspectives: Popular Literature and Racial Science \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5. Afro-Peruvian Invisibility in Narratives of \u003ci\u003eMestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e: Locating African Descendants in National Dualism and Indigenismo \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion: Afro-Peruvian Invisibility in Retrospective Significance \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656096117016,"sku":"9780817362201","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/afro-peruvian-mestizos-the-invisibility-of-blackness-in-post-abolition-peru-paperback-softback-9780817362201","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}