Muddied Waters

"The story of Riosucio illuminates the multiple and complex ways in which discourses of race, region, and nation inform each other. "Muddied Waters" not only gives us a new way of thinking about postcolonial Colombia, but also offers rich comparative insights into other Latin American societies where race and place have become historically intertwined."--Barbara Weinstein, author of "For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking of the Working Class in Sao Paulo, 1920-1964"

Nancy Appelbaum is an Assistant Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton.