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Overview"Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present. Re-interviewing many longtime favela residents whom she had first met in 1969--as well as their children and grandchildren--Perlman offers the only long-term perspective available on the favelados as they struggle for a better life. Perlman discovers that while educational levels have risen, democracy has replaced dictatorship, and material conditions have improved, many residents feel more marginalized than ever. The greatest change is the explosion of drug and arms trade and the high incidence of fatal violence that has resulted. Yet the greatest challenge of all is job creation--decent work for decent pay. If unemployment and under-paid employment are not addressed, she argues, all other efforts will fail to resolve the fundamental issues. Foreign Affairs praises Perlman for writing ""with compassion, artistry, and intelligence, using stirring personal stories to illustrate larger points substantiated with statistical analysis.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Janice Perlman (President and Founder, President and Founder, Mega-Cities Project)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9780199836833ISBN 10: 0199836833 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 29 September 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface 1: Deep Roots in Shallow Soil 2: Favela Chic, Favela Chique 3: Returning to Rio Four Decades, Three Communities 4: Catacumba 5: Nova Brasilia 6: Duque de Caxias: 3 favelas, 5 loteamentos 7: The World Goes to the City 8: The Metamorphosis of Marginality 9: The Meanings of Mobility 10: Disillusionment with DemocracyReviewsA valuable and vivid study of life as it has been lived by the poor in one of Latin America's biggest cities. Michael Reid, Times Literary Supplement Author InformationJanice Perlman is President and Founder of the Mega-Cities Project. She is also the author of The Myth of Marginality: Urban Poverty and Politics in Rio de Janeiro, which won the C. Wright Mills Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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