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Manaus, an urban-industrial center in the Amazon, serves in this book as a microcosmic case of dependent capitalist development in Latin America. With the creation of a Free Trade Zone and a strong program of fiscal incentives in 1967, the Brazilian government initiated a large-scale project designed to establish an industrial pole in Manaus. This book is an anthropological study of the impact of this type of development on the economic, social, and cultural life of working class families. This study underscores the work relationships between different economic sectors, the economy of households, the organization of domestic groups and, ultimately, the social engagement of working class families in the life of their neighborhoods, the city, and the larger Brazilian society. Despres examines the theoretical value of modernization, dependency, and modes of production approaches for understanding the social formation of working class populations. In discussing capitalist development in Brazil, the author grapples with the problems of urbanization, industrialization, and economic development in Latin America generally.

Table of Contents:
List of Tables List of Acronyms Acknowledgments Introduction Substantive Considerations Theoretical Issues Outline of Chapters 1. Cultural Formations and the Zona Franca The Caboclo Formation The Urban Formation The Zona Franca Migration and Urban Growth 2. The Labor Process: Firms, Enterprises, and Economic Sectors Hegemonic Industries Peripheral Industries The Commercial and Public Sectors The Informal Sector 3. Economic Sectors and the Social Differentiation of Workers The Social Selectivity of Economic Sectors Status Inequalities Intergenerational Patterns of Mobility As Workers View Their Employment Living Work and Economic Sectors 4. The Economy of Households Household Composition and Income Single and Multiple Income Households Food Consumption Consumer Durables 5. Domestic Organization and Household Economy Households and Family Units Status Identities and the Economic Division of Labor The Domain of Domestic Relations 6. Manaus in Transition: Bairros and Vizinhanças Material Dimensions of Urbanization Institutional Changes and Popular Culture Bairros and Vizinhanças 7. Manaus: A Theoretical View of a Microcosm Modes of Production in the Amazon The Marginalization of Producers The Marginalization of Consumers The Empirical Construction of Marginality Global Processes, Microcontexts, and Patterns of Change Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Leo A. Despres is Professor of Anthropology and a Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Cultural Pluralism and Nationalist Politics in British Guiana and editor of and contributor to Ethnicity and Resource Competition in Plural Societies.

Review :
"It is very well-written and makes a great contribution to the literature. The bibliography is excellent. There is nothing comparable in Portuguese or English, or on any other tropical forest area in the world that is industrializing." — Paul Aspelin, Cleveland State University


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780791405369
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 227 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0791405362
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 322
  • Series Title: SUNY series in Anthropological Studies of Contemporary Issues
  • Sub Title: Social Life and Work in Brazil's Free Trade Zone
  • Width: 152 mm


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