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Zusatztext This stunningly original and thoughtful work demonstrates the tremendous potential of comparative political theory. Highly recommended Informationen zum Autor Diego A. von Vacano is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Political Theory Convocation at Texas A&M University. He was previously a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and is the author of The Art of Power. Klappentext Looking to the way that race has been conceived through the tradition of Latin American political thought, The Color of Citizenship examines the centrality of race in the making of modern citizenship. It posits race as synthetic, dynamic, and fluid - a concept that will have methodological, historical, and normative value for understanding race in other diverse societies. Zusammenfassung Looking to the way that race has been conceived through the tradition of Latin American political thought, The Color of Citizenship examines the centrality of race in the making of modern citizenship. It posits race as synthetic, dynamic, and fluid - a concept that will have methodological, historical, and normative value for understanding race in other diverse societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Paradox of Empire: Las Casas and the Birth of Race 2. Mixed into Unity: Race and Republic in the Thought of Simón Bolívar 3. Race and Nation in the Democratic Caesarism of Vallenilla Lanz 4. The Citizenship of Beauty: José Vasconcelos's Aesthetic Synthesis of Race Conclusion: Making Race Visible to Political Theory
