Navigating Life and Work in Old Republic Sao Paulo (Paperback)

This volume examines the experiences of Sao Paulo's working class during Brazil's Old Republic (1891-1930), showing how individuals and families adapted to forces and events such as urbanization, discrimination, migration, and World War I. In this unique study, Ball combines social and economic methods to present a robust historical analysis of everyday life along racial, ethnic, national, and gender lines.Drawing from both statistical data and primary sources such as letters, newspapers, and interview transcripts, Ball demonstrates how the nation's coffee boom drew immigrants from Italy, Portugal, Germany, Lebanon, and northeastern Brazil. She examines the ways these workers responded to inflation; fluctuating immigration patterns; and labor market discrimination, which especially affected Afro-Brazilians, Portuguese, and women. This analysis emphasizes the family-centered nature of immigration to Sao Paulo in comparison with other immigrant destinations such as Buenos Aires and New York City. Ball's rich scholarship considers how the first World War exacerbated tensions and divisions within Sao Paulo's working class, which resulted in a deeply segmented labor market by the time Getulio Vargas came to power in 1930. Shedding light on many reasons why Brazil experienced slower industrial innovation than other countries during this era, Ball provides invaluable context for the region's continued high inequality and sociocultural imbalances.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	Molly C. Ball
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	330
ISBN-13:	978-1-68340-171-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	1-68340-171-9
Barcode:	9781683401711

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