The Brazilian people : the formation and meaning of Brazil / by Darcy Ribeiro ; translated from the Portuguese by Gregory Rabassa. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ribeiro, Darcy.

Contributor:

Rabassa, Gregory.

Standardized Title:

Povo brasileiro. English

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Brazil.

Ethnology.

Brazil--Civilization.

Brazil.

Brazil--Race relations.

Brazil--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 332 p. )

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is the first English-language translation of the culmination of the life work of Darcy Ribeiro, one of Brazil's leading twentieth-century intellectuals, known internationally both for his work in Indian affairs and for his political activism. First published as O Povo Brosileiro in 1995, two years before Ribeiro's death, it quickly became a controversial best-seller." "Offering a sweeping overview of the ethnic, racial, and social forces that shape Brazilian culture and society, the book presents no less than an aesthetic of the Brazilian people as a whole. While Ribeiro dwells on the paradox of Brazil as a country of immense potential hindered by racial and class prejudice, he also says it is "the most beautiful and luminous province on earth.""--Jacket.

Contents:

Foreword / Elizabeth Lowe

pt. I. New World. 1. Ethnic Roots. 2. Confrontation of Worlds. 3. Civilization Process

pt. II. Ethnic Gestation. 4. Human Nursery. 5. Human Gristmills. 6. Bellies and Ballocks

pt. III. Sociocultural Process. 7. Adventure and Routine. 8. Chaotic Urbanization. 9. Class, Color, and Prejudice. 10. Assimilation or Segregation. 11. Order versus Progress

pt. IV. Brazilians in History. 12. Brazils. 13. Southern Brazils. 14. National Destiny.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-332).

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8130-2383-1