Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil, Paperback - Caetano Veloso

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Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Suely RolnikTranslator: Brian HolmesNumber of pages: 496Collection: Semiotext(e) / Foreign AgentsPublication dat...

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Highlights the work of contemporary Brazilian photographers with an emphasis on images which reflect the dynamism and eclecticism of Brazilian soci...

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This book amounts to a series of stories about my experience of living and working in Brazil over a period of thirty-three years. The aim of the bo...

By tracing the careers of Rio's pioneering black musicians from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, Marc A. Hertzman revises the histories...

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Around the year 1800, independent Native groups still effectively controlled about half the territory of the Americas. How did they maintain their ...

The present studies on Brazilian modern art seek to specify some of the dominant contradictions of capitalism's combined but uneven development as ...

Democratic practices - participation, citizenship rights, and an inclusionary state - enhance human development. The book uncovers how local democr...

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Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Christen A. SmithNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 151 x 227 x 20Cover type: ...

DescriptionBrazil, like some countries in Africa, has become a major destination for African American tourists seeking the cultural roots of the bl...

In 1550 the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. While out hunting, he was captured b...

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Publisher: Mimesis InternationalAuthor(s): Massimo SciarrettaNumber of pages: 300Collection: HistoryPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 210 x 142 x 2...

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Brazil changed drastically in the 21st century's second decade. In 2010, the country's outgoing president Lula left office with almost 90% approval...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Falina EnriquezIllustration(s): 11 black & white photographsNumber of pages: 280Publication date:...

Combining cutting edge theories with empirical research, this timely book offers an in-depth analysis of current platform-based radical movements t...

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Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Marilia DuqueIllustration(s): 61 Illustrations, colorCollection: Ageing with SmartphonesPublication date: 2022Dimens...