Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro
Oxford University Press, 2011, c2010
- : pbk
Available at / 2 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present. Re-interviewing many longtime favela residents whom she had first met in 1969-as well as their children and grandchildren-Perlman offers the only long-term perspective available on the favelados as they struggle for a better
life. Perlman discovers that while educational levels have risen, democracy has replaced dictatorship, and material conditions have improved, many residents feel more marginalized than ever. The greatest change is the explosion of drug and arms trade and the high incidence of fatal violence that has resulted.
Yet the greatest challenge of all is job creation-decent work for decent pay. If unemployment and under-paid employment are not addressed, she argues, all other efforts will fail to resolve the fundamental issues. Foreign Affairs praised Perlman for writing "with compassion, artistry, and intelligence, using stirring personal stories to illustrate larger points substantiated with statistical analysis."
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1: Deep Roots in Shallow Soil
- 2: Favela Chic, Favela Chique
- 3: Returning to Rio
- Four Decades, Three Communities
- 4: Catacumba
- 5: Nova Brasilia
- 6: Duque de Caxias: 3 favelas, 5 loteamentos
- 7: The World Goes to the City
- 8: The Metamorphosis of Marginality
- 9: The Meanings of Mobility
- 10: Disillusionment with Democracy
by "Nielsen BookData"