6. “Assimilation Blues”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction: Ethnicity and the Anthropologist: Negotiating Identities in the Field 1
6. Part 1. Minority Status
7. 1. When Minorities Migrate 55
8. 2. From Positive to Negative Minority 103
9. Part 2. Identity
10. 3. Migration and Deterritorialized Nationalism 155
11. 4. Transnational Communities Without a Consciousness? 221
12. Part 3. Adaptation
13. 5. The Performance of Brazilian Counteridentities 263
14. 6. “Assimilation Blues” 323
15. Conclusion: Ethnic Encounters in the Global Ecumene 355
16. Epilogue: Caste or Assimilation? 377
17. References 397
18. Index 423