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Culture and Customs of Brazil (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,093
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Culture and Customs of Brazil (Hardcover, New): George Woodyard

Culture and Customs of Brazil (Hardcover, New)

George Woodyard

Series: Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean

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Race, religion, language, culture, and national character are full of contradictions. Brazil, the largest country in South America, embodies so much paradox that it defies neat description. This book will help students and general readers dispel stereotypes of Brazil and begin to understand what country's "bigness" means in terms of its land, people, history, society, and cultural expressions. This is the only authoritative yet accessible volume on Brazil that surveys a wide range of important topics, from geography, to social customs, art, architecture, and more. Highlights include discussions of the fluid definitions of race, rituals of candomble, the importance of extended family networks, beach culture, and soccer madness. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.

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Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean
Release date: June 2003
First published: June 2003
Authors: George Woodyard
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30495-8
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > American studies
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
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LSN: 0-313-30495-5
Barcode: 9780313304958

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