The Brazilian puzzle
Subtitle: culture on the borderlands of the Western World
By: edited by David J. Hess and Roberto A. DaMatta.
Contributors: Hess, David J.; Matta, Roberto da.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: National characteristics, Brazilian.; Popular culture -- Brazil.; Brazil -- Social life and customs.; Brazil -- Race relations.
Description: "Collection of essays written by Brazilian and American scholars considers many aspects of Brazilian society and culture. Divided into four sections: 'Brazilian Styles of Social Relations,' 'Race, Class, and Gender in a Changing Culture,' 'Ideologies and Cultures on an International Stage,' and 'Brazilian Society: Macrostructures in Comparative Perspective.' Essays share a comparative and cultural perspective, bringing out the hierarchical and personalistic structures of Brazilian society"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.