An exploration of questions of nationality in Brazil and Argentina, at the time when the cities were flooded with impoverished European immigrants. The author argues that processes of representation and identity formation between national and immigrant groups have to be examined within the historical context of the host nations.

Autorentext
May E. Bletz is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures at Brock University.

Inhalt
Introduction: Whiteness of a Darker Color * In Sickness and in Health * Purifying the Urban Landscape: Processes of Immigration, Acculturation, and Resistance in Buenos Aires * Negotiating New Identities: Argentina of the Centennial * Brazil and its Discontents: Romero and Torres * Conclusion: Whiteness of a Darker Color