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Location	Call #	Volume	Status
Sherman Library	HV4075.R53 P47 2010		AVAILABLE

Author	Perlman, Janice E.
Title	Favela : four decades of living on the edge in Rio de Janeiro / Janice Perlman.
OCLC	255902729
ISBN	9780195368369 (hardback : alk. paper)
	0195368363 (hardback : alk. paper)
Publisher	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description	xxix, 412 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
LC Subject heading/s	Slums -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
	Poor -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
	Violent crimes -- Social aspects -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
	Drugs -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
Contents	Deep roots in shallow soil -- The world goes to the city -- Catacumba: the Favela that was -- Nova Brasilia: from Favela to complexo -- Duque de Caxias: Favelas and Loteamentos -- Marginality from myth to reality -- Violence, fear, and loss -- Disillusion with democracy -- The mystery of mobility -- Globalization and the grassroots -- Reflections on public policy -- The importance of being gente -- Research methods and challenges -- Analytical framework for assessing success.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-398) and index.

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