Racial measurement and statistical field in Brazilian census (1872-1940): a convergent approach

This paper investigates the meanings given by the racial classification in several Brazilian census. It proposes a convergent analysis of the social-political conventions established for the research (1872, 1890, 1940) or omission (1920) of the racial item of the surveys in different historical mome...

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Main Author: Alexandre de Paiva Rio Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2009-12-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bh/artigos/chv4n3_2009/mensuracao(camargo).pdf