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Lula of Brazil: The Story So Far
Richard Bourne
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Description for Lula of Brazil: The Story So Far
Paperback. The incredible story of Lula, from an early life of poverty and chaos to becoming President of Brazil. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Ex-President Lula of Brazil has a life that reads like a film script. The child of a dysfunctional family, his early life was one of poverty and chaos. In the 1970s, at a time when his country and continent were ruled by right-wing dictators, he switched from football-mad metalworker to militant trade union leader. Dissatisfied with the power of existing parties to bring about change, he founded the Partido dos Trabalhadores, the Workers Party. He was elected as president in 2002 and again in 2006. As a progressive leader in a globalizing world, he has walked ... Read more
Ex-President Lula of Brazil has a life that reads like a film script. The child of a dysfunctional family, his early life was one of poverty and chaos. In the 1970s, at a time when his country and continent were ruled by right-wing dictators, he switched from football-mad metalworker to militant trade union leader. Dissatisfied with the power of existing parties to bring about change, he founded the Partido dos Trabalhadores, the Workers Party. He was elected as president in 2002 and again in 2006. As a progressive leader in a globalizing world, he has walked ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848130111
SKU
V9781848130111
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About Richard Bourne
Richard Bourne first visited Brazil in 1965 as a journalist on The Guardian. He subsequently wrote several books on Brazil and Latin America more generally. He was the first director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in 1990 and founded the Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit at London University's Institute of Commonwealth Studies. He returned to Brazil on his retirement, ... Read more
Reviews for Lula of Brazil: The Story So Far
'President Lula is perhaps the most elusive figure to have reached the top of Brazilian politics, and Richard Bourne's fine study of the man and his background is a well-researched and illuminating report. This is a trenchant, warts-and-all account of Lula's career.' Richard Gott 'Richard Bourne has produced a clear-eyed and eminently readable biography; this book is a fine ... Read more