The spectacular favela : violence in modern Brazil

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Label

The spectacular favela : violence in modern Brazil

Title remainder

violence in modern Brazil

Statement of responsibility

Erika Robb Larkins

Creator

• Robb Larkins, Erika, 1977-
• Robb Larkins, Erika, 1977-

Author

• Robb Larkins, Erika, 1977-
• Robb Larkins, Erika, 1977-

Subject

• Rocinha (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- Economic conditions
• Rocinha (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- Social conditions
• Rocinha (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- Social conditions
• Social conditions
• Violence -- Economic aspects
• Violence -- Economic aspects -- Brazil | Rio de Janeiro
• Violence -- Economic aspects -- Brazil | Rio de Janeiro
• Violence -- Social aspects
• Violence -- Social aspects -- Brazil | Rio de Janeiro
• Violence -- Social aspects -- Brazil | Rio de Janeiro
• Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
• Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro | Rocinha
• Economic history
• Rocinha (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- Economic conditions

Language

eng

Summary

"This book examines the political economy of violence in the Rio de Janeiro favela of Rocinha. Based on over two years of research and residence in the community, it offers an ethnographic account of how entangled forms of violence become essential forces shaping everyday social relations in the favela. The first part of the book shows how armed actors--drug traffickers and police--use spectacle to perform power. Yet despite the prevalence of physical violence, the favela has itself become a valuable global brand, consumed in disembodied fashion through media and in embodied fashion through tourism. Exploring media and favela tourism, the second part of the book demonstrates how the social relationships that arise from ongoing favela violence have a direct relationship to the market economy"--Provided by publisher

Member of

• California series in public anthropology ;, 32

Cataloging source

CU-S/DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

California series in public anthropology

Series volume

32