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Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the "Latin American multicultural turn" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades.

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Introduction: Black Social Movements in Latin America: From Monocultural Mestizaje and ´Invisibility´ to Multiculturalism and State Corporatism/Cooptation - J.M.Rahier PART I: SETTING UP THE STAGE Afro In/Exclusion, Resistance, and the ´Progressive´ State: (De)colonial Struggles, Questions, and Reflections - C.Walsh International Organizations and the Human Rights of Afro Latin Americans: The Case of UNESCO - P.M.Fontaine PART II: A FOCUS ON CENTRAL AMERICA Garifuna Activism and the Corporatist Honduran State since the 2009 Coup - M.Anderson The Afro-Guatemalan Political Mobilization: Between Identity Construction Processes, Global Influences, and Institutionalization - C.Agudelo PART III: A FOCUS ON THE ANDEAN REGION The Quest for a Counter-Space in the Colombian Pacific Coast Region: Towards Alternative Black Territorialities or Cooptation by Dominant Power? - U.Oslender Multicultural Politics for Afro-Colombians: An Articulation ´Without Guarantees´ - R.Cardenas The Afroecuadorian Social Movement: Between Empowerment and Cooptation - C.Torre J.A.Sanchez Does ´Still Relatively Invisible´ Mean ´Less Likely to be Co-opted´? Reflections on the Afro-Peruvian Case - S.Greene Interview of María Alexandra Ocles Padilla, Former Minister, Secretaría de Pueblos, Movimientos Sociales y Participación Ciudadana, Ecuador - J.M.Rahier M.Prosper PART IV: A FOCUS ON THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCES State and Social Movements in Brazil: An Analysis of the Participation of Black Intellectuals in State Agencies; C.B.R. - Silva From the Black Councils to the Federal Special Secretary for the Adoption of Policies that Promote Racial Equality (SEPPIR): New Identities of the Black Brazilian Movement - J.Silva Interview of Maria Inês Barbosa, Former Vice-Minister, Secretaria Especial de Políticas de Promo‡Æo da Igualdade Racial (SEPPIR), Brazil - J.M.Rahier

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"A central focus of the volume is to expose the contemporary forces of state co-optation of corporatism that black social movements face. ... This rich collection will be of great value to scholars of Afro-mobilization and makes an important intervention in the social movement literature. It is perfect for advanced coursework and study in the areas of Latin American social movements and identity politics." (Keri Vacanti Brondo, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, 2016)

"A landmark study that provides a model for future research in a historically marginalized field. Highly recommended." - CHOICE

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Catherine Walsh Pierre-Michel Fontaine Mark Anderson Carlos Agudelo Ulrich Oslender Roosbelinda Cardenas Carlos de la Torre Jhon Antón Sanchez Shane Greene Mamyrah Prosper Carlos Benedito Rodrigues da Silva Joselina da Silva

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