Orpheus and Power: The Movimento Negro of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1945-1988

"Hanchard offers a host of imaginative theoretical possibilities that brings a new and welcome vigor to Afro-Brazilian studies."--Kim D. Butler, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History "A book rich in insight and full of striking detail... Advocacy enlivens the book and makes it all the more important to both the specialist and to the general or classroom reader."--Richard Graham, American Journal of Sociology "Hanchard's book constitutes an important contribution to the literature on Brazilian black organizations, notably through its interview-based account of the emergence of the [Movimento Negro], and the attempt to extend or complement the structuralist approach by highlighting cultural and ideological factors."--William Assies, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies