Urban protest in Mexico and Brazil / Kathleen Bruhn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruhn, Kathleen, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--Mexico--Mexico City--Case studies.

Protest movements.

Protest movements--Brazil--São Paulo--Case studies.

Municipal officials and employees--Labor unions--Political activity--Latin America--Cross-cultural studies.

Municipal officials and employees.

Municipal officials and employees--Labor unions.

Political participation.

Political parties.

Citizens' associations.

Latin America.

Brazil--São Paulo.

Mexico--Mexico City.

Citizens' associations--Latin America--Cross-cultural studies.

Political parties--Mexico--Mexico City.

Political parties--Brazil--São Paulo.

Mexico City (Mexico)--Politics and government.

Mexico City (Mexico).

São Paulo (Brazil)--Politics and government.

São Paulo (Brazil).

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Riding the tiger : popular organizations, political parties and urban protest

Setting the stage : research design, case selection, and methods

The limits of loyalty

A union born out of struggles : the Union of Municipal Public Servants of São Paulo

Partisan loyalty and corporatist control : the Unified Union of Workers of the Government of the Federal District

Clients or citizens? : neighborhood associations in Mexico City

Favelas and cortiços : neighborhood organizing in São Paulo

The dynamics of protest.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-208) and index.

ISBN:

9780521881296

0521881293

OCLC:

156994675

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