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Popular organization and democracy in Rio de Janeiro : a tale of two favelas
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"Compares two favelas in greater Rio de Janeiro, one based on clientelistic politics and the other on community activism. Using solid fieldwork, this profitable study of traditional politics and em...
"Compares two favelas in greater Rio de Janeiro, one based on clientelistic politics and the other on community activism. Using solid fieldwork, this profitable study of traditional politics and emerging political challenges is an excellent example of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of popular sectors"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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- Creator
- Robert Gay
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1994
- Physical Details
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- x, 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 1566391199, 1566391202, 9781566391207, 1439903468, 9786612568138, 9781566391191, 0566391201, 9780566391200, 9781439903469, 1282568132
- OCLC
- ocn615639146, ocm28114310
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.
- The politics of urban survival -- Raising the stakes: neighborhood politics in Vila Brasil -- Reshaping political space: neighborhood politics in Vidigal -- The coming of elections -- Turning out the vote
Subjects
- Slums -- Political aspects -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
- Squatter settlements -- Political aspects -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
- Vila Brasil (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Vidigal (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Politics and government.
- Neighborhood government -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.