Degrees of Mixture, Degrees of Freedom

Genomics, Multiculturalism, and Race in Latin America

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ID2827176
AuthorsG Reginald Daniel (0000-0001-7014-0189, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume98
Issue3
Pages566-567
Publication date2018-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/00182168-6934007
OpenAlexW2883203745
LanguageEN
Citations received14

Book Review| August 01 2018 Degrees of Mixture, Degrees of Freedom: Genomics, Multiculturalism, and Race in Latin America Degrees of Mixture, Degrees of Freedom: Genomics, Multiculturalism, and Race in Latin America. By Wade, Peter. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2017. Photographs. Maps. Figures. Notes. Bibliography. Index. xi, 331 pp. Paper, $27.95. G. Reginald Daniel G. Reginald Daniel University of California, Santa Barbara Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Hispanic American Historical Review (2018) 98 (3): 566–567. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-6934007 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Email Permissions Search Site Citation G. Reginald Daniel; Degrees of Mixture, Degrees of Freedom: Genomics, Multiculturalism, and Race in Latin America. Hispanic American Historical Review 1 August 2018; 98 (3): 566–567. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-6934007 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter Books & JournalsAll JournalsHispanic American Historical Review Search Advanced Search Degrees of Mixture, Degrees of Freedom is an invaluable resource on the topic of race mixture for race scholars and Latin Americanists alike. Indeed, race mixture (mestizaje in Spanish-speaking Latin America and mestiçagem in Brazil) has been central to Latin American history, culture, and politics. The United States implemented legalized racial segregation, including antimiscegenation legislation. The country clearly distinguished whites from nonwhites and historically never formally recognized mixed-race individuals. By contrast, Latin America has been characterized by extensive miscegenation and has designated individuals as white, mixed race, black, or Native American (indigenous). Categories of racial difference between white and nonwhite are relative, representing, nevertheless, the positive and negative extremes, respectively, on a continuum in which physical appearance combined with class and cultural factors, rather than ancestry as in the United States, has determined one's race and place in the hierarchy.Yet... Copyright © 2018 by Duke University Press2018 You do not currently have access to this content

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