FIGHTING FOR THE SOUL OF BRAZIL. A Project Of Global Exchange

green, yellow, white & blue decorative trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. previous owner's embossed blind stamp on 1/2 title & title pg. otherwise contents free of markings. (otherwise as new). first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, no stickers or bookplates, no inking or underlining. no remainder markings etc ~.x+272p+ global exchange ad. resources. b&w map of brazil. (brief bios of) contributors. index. world history. politics. history of brazil. labor history. economics. political philosophy. ~ Brazil captures in one nation the whole spectrum of critical problems facing the post~cold war world. Terrible extremes of super~rich and super~poor, epidemic violence, racial groups and nationalities in conflict, unchecked growth threatening the environment~this is Brazil today. From the shantytowns to the auto plants to the Amazon rainforest, free marketeers and corrupt officials square off against the millions of homeless, landless, jobless, and powerless. Fighting for the Soul of Brazil is a timely collection of more than forty pieces on the South American giant. Eyewitness reports, interviews, and political and economic analyses examine the 1994 elections (Ken Silverstein and Alexander Cockburn), the impeachment of President Coller (Theotonio dos Santos), the subculture of abandoned street kids (Nancy Schaper~Hughes and Daniel Hoffman), and much more. This useful, accessible reader makes clear how Brazil in the 1990s holds lessons for the world in the new century. …