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Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro /

A billion people, almost half of all city dwellers in the developing world, live in squatter settlements. The most famous of these settlements are the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which have existed for over a century and continue to outpace the rest of the city in growth. Janice Perlman's award-...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perlman, Janice E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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  • Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Deep Roots in Shallow Soil; CHAPTER 2 The World Goes to the City; CHAPTER 3 Catacumba: The Favela That Was; CHAPTER 4 Nova Brasilia: From Favela to Complexo; CHAPTER 5 Duque de Caxias: Favelas and Loteamentos; CHAPTER 6 Marginality from Myth to Reality; CHAPTER 7 Violence, Fear, and Loss; CHAPTER 8 Disillusion with Democracy; CHAPTER 9 The Mystery of Mobility; CHAPTER 10 Globalization and the Grassroots; CHAPTER 11 Reflections on Public Policy; CHAPTER 12 The Importance of Being Gente.