Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil: Juazeiro and Petrolina in Transition - Rilegato

Chilcote, Ronald H.

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ISBN 10: 0521373840 ISBN 13: 9780521373845

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Riassunto

This case study of the structure of power and ruling-class domination in the heart of the sertão of Northeast Brazil.

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Descrizione del libro

This case study of the structure of power and ruling-class domination in the heart of the sertão 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 São Francisco River - focuses on the history of patriarchal families, ruling class, and patrimonial governments.

Contenuti

List of tables and figures; Preface; Part I. The Traditional Sertão: 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 Sertão Revisited: 11. Political challenge to traditional hegemony; 12. State intervention and the prospects for capitalist accumulation; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521373840
• ISBN 13: 9780521373845
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 404
• Contatto del produttore: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italia