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1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 296 Seiten)
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9781478005322
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1478005327
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In Before the Flood Jacob Blanc traces the protest movements of rural Brazilians living in the shadow of the Itaipu dam—the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world. In the 1970s and 1980s, local communities facing displacement took a stand against the military officials overseeing the dam's construction, and in the context of an emerging national fight for democracy, they elevated their struggle for land into a referendum on the dictatorship itself. Unlike the broader campaign against military rule, however, the conflict at Itaipu was premised on issues that long predated the official start of dictatorship: access to land, the defense of rural and indigenous livelihoods, and political rights in the countryside. In their efforts against Itaipu and through conflicts among themselves, title-owning farmers, landless peasants, and the Avá-Guarani Indians articulated a rural-based vision for democracy. Through interviews and archival research—including declassified military documents and the first-ever access to the Itaipu Binational Corporation—Before the Flood challenges the primacy of urban-focused narratives and unearths the rural experiences of dictatorship and democracy in Brazil.
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ISBN 9781478004295
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ISBN 9781478004899
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Blanc, Jacob Before the flood Durham : Duke University Press, 2019 ISBN 9781478004295
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781478004899
Sprache:
Englisch
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1215/9781478005322
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9781478005322
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