Asher, Kiran.

Black and green : Afro-Colombians, development, and nature in the Pacific lowlands / Kiran Asher. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2009. - xv, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Black social movements and development in the making -- Afro-Colombian ethnicity : from invisibility to the limelight -- "The El Dorado of modern times" : economy, ecology, and territory -- "El ruido interno de comunidades negras" : the ethno-cultural politics of the PCN -- "Seeing with the eyes of black women" : gender, ethnicity, and development -- Displacement, development, and Afro-Colombian movement.

9780822344834 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Blacks--Social conditions.--Colombia--Pacific Coast
Blacks--Civil rights--Colombia--Pacific Coast.
Blacks--Race identity--Colombia--Pacific Coast.
Blacks--History.--Colombia--Pacific Coast
Civil rights movements--Colombia.


Pacific Coast (Colombia)--Civilization--African influences.

305.896 ASH