Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman.
Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman.
Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N307.3364/4
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English
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Physical content
xxix, 412 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Foreword / President Fernando Henrique Cardoso -- Chapter 1. Deep Roots in Shallow Soil -- Chapter 2. The World Goes to the City -- Chapter 3. Catacumba: The Favela That Was -- Chapter 4. Nova Brasilia: From Favela to Complexo -- Chapter 5. Duque de Caxias: Favelas and Loteamentos -- Chapter 6. Marg...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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""Perlman has produced an excellent, exhaustive study of life in the 1,020 favelas [of] Rio de Janeiro.... Her measured approach is all the more compelling because as she investigates the deprivation and danger faced by favela dwellers---19% of the city's population---she also conveys a deep understanding that favelas are not merely despair-filled...
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Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N307.3364/4
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74VMlyrMO343
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlyrMO343
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ISBN
9780195368369 (hardback : alk. paper)
DDC
307.3364098153
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991003480209702626
