Living with insecurity in a Brazilian favela : urban violence and daily life /

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The residents of Caxambu, a squatter neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, live in a state of insecurity as they face urban violence. Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela examines how inequality, racism, drug trafficking, police brutality, and gang activities affect the daily lives of the people o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Penglase, Ben (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Marginality, Social > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Violence > Social aspects > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Urban poor > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Slums > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Squatter settlements > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Drug traffic > Social aspects > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Police brutality > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Violence > Aspect social > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Bidonvilles > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Drogues > Trafic > Aspect social > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Brutalités policières > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
TRAVEL > South America > Brazil.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Drug traffic > Social aspects
Marginality, Social
Police brutality
Slums
Social conditions
Squatter settlements
Urban poor
Violence > Social aspects
Caxambu (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > Social conditions.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Social conditions.
Brazil > Rio de Janeiro
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The residents of Caxambu, a squatter neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, live in a state of insecurity as they face urban violence. Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela examines how inequality, racism, drug trafficking, police brutality, and gang activities affect the daily lives of the people of Caxambu. Some Brazilians see these communities, known as favelas, as centers of drug trafficking that exist beyond the control of the state and threaten the rest of the city. For other Brazilians, favelas are symbols of economic inequality and racial exclusion. Ben Penglase's ethnography goes bey.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 210 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813565453
0813565456

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