Power and the ruling classes in northeast Brazil : Juazeiro and Petrolina in transition
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Power and the ruling classes in northeast Brazil : Juazeiro and Petrolina in transition
(Cambridge Latin American studies, 69)
Cambridge University Press, 2006, c1990
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"First published 1990. This digitally printed first paperback version 2006"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 357-370
Includes index
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This case study of the structure of power and ruling-class domination in the heart of the sertao of Northeast Brazil is based upon six field trips over a period of fifteen years. Analysis of the political economy of Juazeiro, Bahia, and Petrolina, Pernambuco - two contiguous towns along the Sao Francisco River - focuses on the history of patriarchal families, ruling class, and patrimonial governments. Family dominance is related to the rise of the Coelhos in Petrolina and the decline of the Vianas in Juazeiro. Agressive tactics and links to Recife allowed the Coelhos to expand and assume control over most commerce in Petrolina and neighbouring municipalities to Juazeiro. In both situations the intervention of the state in the region, usually bolstered by international credits, affected traditional standards of living. The construction of the Sobradinho Dam, for example, brought problems for small farmers along the banks of the Sao Francisco who could no longer count on the natural flow of river water. State policy also favored corporations to the detriment of small producers on cooperative farms.
Table of Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Preface
- Part I. The Traditional Sertao: 1. The background
- 2. The structure of power and the ruling class
- 3. Juazeiro: cohesion and factionalism
- 4. Petrolina: patriarchy and family dominance
- 5. The ruling class and the polity
- 6. The ruling class and the economy
- 7. The ruling class in civic and social life
- 8. Ideology
- 9. Development and underdevelopment
- 10. Participation, mobilization, and conflict
- Part II. The Sertao Revisited: 11. Political challenge to traditional hegemony
- 12. State intervention and the prospects for capitalist accumulation
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.
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