Popular organization and democracy in Rio de Janeiro : a tale of two favelas / Robert Gay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gay, Robert, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slums--Political aspects--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Slums.

Squatter settlements--Political aspects--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Squatter settlements.

Neighborhood government.

Squatter settlements--Political aspects.

Slums--Political aspects.

Vila Brasil (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Vidigal (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Politics and government.

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Neighborhood government--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Politics and government.

Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Vidigal.

Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Vila Brasil.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 191 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1994.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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, volume 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gay, Robert, 1958- Popular organization and democracy in Rio de Janeiro.

ISBN:

9781439903469

1439903468

9781566391207

1566391202

OCLC:

615639146

Publisher Number:

10.2307/j.ctt14bst8z

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.