Brazilian legacies
By: Robert M. Levine.
Series: Perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Life skills -- Brazil.; Brazil -- Civilization -- 20th century.; Brazil -- Social conditions.; Brazil -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Engaging, highly personal introduction to contemporary Brazilian society by a leading US historian adopts a bottom-up perspective, emphasizing frustrations of popular aspirations to dignity and justice. Essays on various topics - race, mobility, marginal 'outsiders' (includes women), informal political culture and corruption, coping strategies of the poor, and popular culture. Draws on a rich array of scholarly perspectives, personal anecdotes, and newspaper clippings"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.