Jeff Garmany, Anthony W Pereira

Understanding Contemporary Brazil

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding Contemporary Brazil is the perfect introduction to Brazil, and to its ongoing social, political, economic, and cultural complexities. Covering a range of issues this interdisciplinary book equips readers with the contextual understanding and critical insight to explore this fascinating country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781138039322
• ISBN-10: 1138039322
• Artikelnr.: 56930415

Autorenporträt

Jeff Garmany is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and the King's Brazil Institute, King's College London, UK. Anthony W. Pereira is Professor and Director of the King's Brazil Institute, King's College London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. National Identity and Nation Building 3. Political
Structure and Government 4. Economic Development and Social Policy 5. Race
and Ethnicity in Brazil 6. Urban Brazil Today 7. Social Movements and
Protest in Brazil 8. Environmental Contexts and Challenges 9. Culture and
Spirituality 10. Foreign Policy and International Diplomacy 11. Soccer in
Brazil