The Politics of Race in Panama

Description:

Black Panamanians, unlike other Aftro-Latin communities, have traditionally separated themselves based on ancestral heritage: on one hand are those whose ancestors were slaves during the colonial period; on the other are those whose families arrived from the West Indies to help build the Panama Railroad and Canal. In this book, Watson assesses how Panamanian literature represents this historical and continuing tension.

subjects: Literature, history and criticism,  Blacks,  Panama, social conditions,  Panama, politics and government,  Panamanian literature,  History and criticism,  Race awareness in literature,  Race relations,  Black people