Brazilian Agrarian Social Movements (Hardcover)

Contradictions between impressive levels of economic growth and the persistence of poverty and inequality are perhaps nowhere more evident than in rural Brazil. While Brazil might appear to be an example of the potential harmony between large-scale, export-oriented agribusiness and small-scale family farming, high levels of rural resistance contradict this vision. In this volume, individual contributions from a variety of researchers across the field highlight seven key characteristics of contemporary Brazilian resistance that have broader resonance in the region and beyond: the growth of international networks, the changing structure of state-society collaboration, the deepening of territorial claims, the importance of autonomy, the development of alternative economies, continued opposition to dispossession, and struggles over the meaning of nature. By analyzing rural mobilization in Brazil, this collection offers a range of insights relevant to rural contention globally. Each contribution in this title increases our understanding of alternative agricultural production, large-scale development projects, education, race and political parties in the contemporary agrarian context. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Peasant Studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Rebecca Tarlau • Anthony Pahnke
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-66568-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements
LSN:	1-138-66568-1
Barcode:	9781138665682

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