Carolina Maria De Jesus, Robert M Levine, Beth Joan Vinkler

Bitita's Diary

The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

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Produktbeschreibung

Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), nicknamed Bitita, was a destitute black Brazilian woman born in the rural interior who migrated to the industrial city of Sao Paulo. This is her autobiography, which includes details about her experiences of race relations and sexual intimidation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780765602121
• ISBN-10: 0765602121
• Artikelnr.: 22339794

Autorenporträt

Robert M. Levine has published seventeen books on Latin America, five of which have been translated and published there. He has chaired the Columbia University Seminar on Brazil and is past chair of the Committee on Brazilian Studies of the Conference on Latin American History. He is director of Latin American Studies at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. He was elected in 1995 a corresponding member of the Instituto Geográfico e Histörico in Rio de Janeiro. He has lectured in São Paulo, Goiânia, Natal, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Recife, and Salvador. He is co-editor of the Luso-Brazilian Review.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Childhood
Chapter 2 The Godmothers
Chapter 3 The Holiday
Chapter 4 Being Poor
Chapter 5 A Little History
Chapter 6 The Blacks
Chapter 7 My Family
Chapter 8 The City
Chapter 9 My Son-in-Law
Chapter 10 Grandfather's Death
Chapter 11 School
Chapter 12 The Farm
Chapter 13 I Return to the City
Chapter 14 The Domestic
Chapter 15 Illness
Chapter 16 The Revolution
Chapter 17 The Rules of Hospitality
Chapter 18 Culture
Chapter 19 The Safe
Chapter 20 The Medium
Chapter 21 The Mistress
Chapter 22 Being a Cook
after Afterword