bokomslag Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil
Samhälle & debatt

Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil

Ronald H Chilcote

Pocket

969:-

Funktionen begränsas av dina webbläsarinställningar (t.ex. privat läge).

Uppskattad leveranstid 7-12 arbetsdagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249:-

Andra format:

  • 404 sidor
  • 2006
This case study of the structure of power and ruling-class domination in the heart of the serto 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 So Francisco River - focuses on the history of patriarchal families, ruling class, and patrimonial governments. Family dominance is related to the rise of the Coelhos in Petrolina and the decline of the Vianas in Juazeiro. Agressive tactics and links to Recife allowed the Coelhos to expand and assume control over most commerce in Petrolina and neighbouring municipalities to Juazeiro. In both situations the intervention of the state in the region, usually bolstered by international credits, affected traditional standards of living. The construction of the Sobradinho Dam, for example, brought problems for small farmers along the banks of the So Francisco who could no longer count on the natural flow of river water. State policy also favored corporations to the detriment of small producers on cooperative farms.
  • Författare: Ronald H Chilcote
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780521028813
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 404
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2006-11-01
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press