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9%OFFBruno Carvalho - Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro (Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures Lup) - 9781781381649 - V9781781381649
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Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro (Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures Lup)

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Description for Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro (Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures Lup) Paperback. A timely and original cultural history of Rio de Janeiro. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
During the 1990s Rio de Janeiro earned the epithet of ‘divided city', an image underscored by the contrast between its upper-class buildings and nearby hillside ‘favelas.’ The city’s cultural production, however, has been shaped by porous boundaries and multi-ethnic encounters. Drawing on a broad range of historical, theoretical and literary sources, Porous City generates new ways of understanding Rio’s past, its role in the making of Brazilian culture, and its significance to key global debates about modernity and urban practices. This book offers an original perspective on Rio de Janeiro that focuses on the New City, one of the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781381649
SKU
V9781781381649
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About Bruno Carvalho
Bruno Carvalho is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures and George H. and Mildred F. Whitfield University Preceptor in the Humanities at Princeton University.

Reviews for Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro (Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures Lup)
'Through what he genially calls spatial porosity Carvalho engages a highly informed and inspiring treatment of a great city’s throbbing geology. Readers will learn much about Rio in its development and what a gamut of inhabitants have made of it. Porous City is a vital and lasting contribution to urban and cultural studies.' 'Bruno Carvalho ['s] groundbreaking new book defies ... Read more

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