…The second is the mestizo society, which is basically a mixed culture of indigenous people and Iberian whites, and is the culture that forms the basis of Latin American society today. The third is the Afro-American society, which is based on the plantation economy and is found in northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, the Caribbean side of Central America, and the Caribbean Sea. During the colonial period, large numbers of slaves were brought to this region from Africa to work on plantations, and cash crops such as sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, and cocoa were cultivated. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Afro-American society" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…第2はメスティソ社会であり,基本的には先住民とイベリア系白人との混血文化を形成しており,現在ラテン・アメリカ社会の基調となる文化である。第3はアフロ・アメリカ社会で,プランテーション経済に立脚し,北東ブラジル,フランス領ギアナ,スリナム,ガイアナ,中央アメリカのカリブ海側やカリブ海にみられる。この地域には植民地時代にアフリカから奴隷が大量に運びこまれ,プランテーションの労働力となり,サトウキビ,綿,タバコ,カカオなどの換金作物が栽培されるようになった。… ※「アフロ・アメリカ社会」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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