How Long to Read Purchasing Whiteness

How Long Does it Take to Read Purchasing Whiteness?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 19 minutes to read Purchasing Whiteness by Ann Twinam

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

“A magisterial tour de force that will be received as a significant contribution to the historiography of race in colonial Latin America.” —Cecily Jones, H-Caribbean The colonization of Spanish America resulted in the mixing of Natives, Europeans, and Africans and the subsequent creation of a casta system that discriminated against them. Members of mixed races could, however, free themselves from such burdensome restrictions through the purchase of a gracias al sacar—a royal exemption that provided the privileges of Whiteness. For more than a century, the whitening gracias al sacar has fascinated historians. Even while the documents remained elusive, scholars continually mentioned the potential to acquire Whiteness as a provocative marker of the historic differences between Anglo and Latin American treatments of race. Purchasing Whiteness explores the fascinating details of 40 cases of whitening petitions, tracking thousands of pages of ensuing conversations as petitioners, royal officials, and local elites disputed not only whether the state should grant full whiteness to deserving individuals, but whether selective prejudices against the castas should cease. Purchasing Whiteness contextualizes the history of the gracias al sacar within the broader framework of three centuries of mixed race efforts to end discrimination. It identifies those historic variables that structured the potential for mobility as Africans moved from slavery to freedom, mixed with Natives and Whites, and transformed later generations into vassals worthy of royal favor. By examining this history of pardo and mulatto mobility, the author provides striking insight into those uniquely characteristic and deeply embedded pathways through which the Hispanic world negotiated processes of inclusion and exclusion.

How long is Purchasing Whiteness?

Purchasing Whiteness by Ann Twinam is 553 pages long, and a total of 139,909 words.

This makes it 187% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Purchasing Whiteness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 44 minutes to read Purchasing Whiteness aloud.

What Reading Level is Purchasing Whiteness?

Purchasing Whiteness is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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