Black Women against the Land Grab: The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil Haylee and Comet 'Welcome to the world's most

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ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250102638

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grove Press (July 18

Black Women against the Land Grab: The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil Haylee and Comet 'Welcome to the world's mostIn Brazil and throughout the African diaspora, black women, especially poor black women, are rarely considered leaders of social movements let alone political theorists. But in the northeastern city of Salvador, Brazil, it is these very women who determine how urban policies are established. Focusing on the Gamboa de Baixo neighborhood in Salvadors city center, Black Women against the Land Grab explores how black womens views on development have