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Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus Carolina Maria De Jesus

Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus By Carolina Maria De Jesus

Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria De Jesus

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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.

Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus Summary

Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria De Jesus

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.

About Carolina Maria De Jesus

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 Geografico e Historico in Rio de Janeiro. He has lectured in Sao Paulo, Goiania, Natal, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Recife, and Salvador. He is co-editor of the Luso-Brazilian Review.

Table of Contents

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 Grandfathers 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;

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NPB9780765602114
9780765602114
0765602113
Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria De Jesus
Carolina Maria De Jesus
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1997-12-31
180
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