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Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xxix, 412 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195368369 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0195368363 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.3/364098153 22
LOC classification:
  • HV4075.R53 P451 2010
  • HV4075.R53 P451f 2010
Contents:
Deep roots in shallow soil -- The world goes to the city -- Catacumba: the Favela that was -- Nova Brasilia: from Favela to complexo -- Duque de Caxias: Favelas and Loteamentos -- Marginality from myth to reality -- Violence, fear, and loss -- Disillusion with democracy -- The mystery of mobility -- Globalization and the grassroots -- Reflections on public policy -- The importance of being gente -- Research methods and challenges -- Analytical framework for assessing success.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV4075.R53 P451 2010 | HV4075.R53 P451f 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 1 Available 00000098888

Deep roots in shallow soil -- The world goes to the city -- Catacumba: the Favela that was -- Nova Brasilia: from Favela to complexo -- Duque de Caxias: Favelas and Loteamentos -- Marginality from myth to reality -- Violence, fear, and loss -- Disillusion with democracy -- The mystery of mobility -- Globalization and the grassroots -- Reflections on public policy -- The importance of being gente -- Research methods and challenges -- Analytical framework for assessing success.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-398) and index.

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