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Favela [electronic resource] : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman

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Perlman, Janice E.
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Physical Description
xxix, 412 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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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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ISBN
9780195368369 (hardback : alk. paper)
0195368363 (hardback : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-398) and index.
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