A revealing study of the giant squatter settlements of Rio de Janeiro and ofthe vibrant communities of migrants who have risked everything to come to thecity to provide more opportunities for their children, Favela offers a powerful look at one of the great challenges facing the modern world. Janice Perlmanwrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as oneof 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. Perlmandiscovers 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 greatestchallenge of all is job creation--decent work for decent pay. If unemploymentand 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." A valuable and vivid study of life as it has been lived by the poor in one of Latin America's biggest cities. INDICE: 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
- ISBN: 978-0-19-983683-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés