Collective Action and Radicalism in Brazil: Women, Urban Housing and Rural Movements
Duquette, Michel; de Lima Galdino, Maurilio; Levy, Charmain; Marques-Pereira, Berengere; Raes, Florence
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hardcover. The central topic of this book is an examination of three major recent movements within Brazil's civil society: the women's movement, the urban housing movement, and the landless peasant movement. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
In the past decade, Brazil has undergone a long series of political changes, culminating in the recent election of President Lula da Silva and his Workers' Party. These changes have come about through a landslide of social activism that is unprecedented in the country's history. The central topic of this book is an examination of three major recent movements within Brazil's civil society: the women's movement, the urban housing movement, and the landless peasant movement. All three are representative of a more general trend toward public protest and collectively indicate a shift in the internal dynamics of group identity within ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802039071
SKU
V9780802039071
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About Duquette, Michel; de Lima Galdino, Maurilio; Levy, Charmain; Marques-Pereira, Berengere; Raes, Florence
Michel Duquette is a professor in the Department of Political Science at l'Universite de Montreal. Maurilio Galdino is a training coordinator with Entraide Missionaire in Montreal. Chairman Levy is a programs officer with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.
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