Rebecca Reichmann is currently Vice President for Programs at the San Diego Foundation. Previously she served as a Program Officer with the Ford Foundation in Rio de Janeiro (1988–1993) and was a visiting scholar at the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies at the University of California, San Diego (1995–1997).
“From Indifference to Inequality brings Brazilian voices to the
international debate over racial equality and difference. The
authors examine the unique construction and function of race in
Brazil offering an up-to-date, clearly written social study of
Brazilian race relations. The data and interpretations should be of
interest not only to Brazilianists but also to all scholars who are
interested in the social, economic, political and cultural patterns
of race relations.”—Peggy A. Lovell,University of Pittsburgh
“Nevertheless, the book is a good source of information and adds an
important perspective on the debate of racial inequality and
indifference in Brazil.”—Carlos Pessoa Political Studies Books
“The works in this volume are a welcome addition to the literature
on the concept of race and racial inequalities, on social movements
and on gendered and racialized experiences and structures. This
volume is also a rare opportunity for North American
anthropologists to think outside the box, to become more aware of
and familiar with other anthropological and social science
traditions, and particularly with those social scientists who are
struggling to construct and confront ‘homework’ that is both
innovative and socially relevant. Those unfamiliar with Brazil or
its social science traditions, however, should be forewarned that
this volume, with its exclusive research focus on the states of Rio
de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Bahia, on the academic traditions of the
hegemonic centers of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and on the more
statistically oriented policy studies, has barely scratched the
surface of the diversity of approaches and traditions to be found
elsewhere in the country.”—Margo L. Matwychuk Canadian Review of
Sociology and Anthropology
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