Waiting for Rain: The Politics and Poetry of Drought in Northeast Brazil Tapa blanda - 2004
de Nicholas Gabriel Arons; Foreword by Nancy Scheper-Hughes
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Foreword by Nancy Scheper-Hughes
"Very occasionally, a book happens along which is so honest and raw in its treatment of an otherwise dispassionate subject (in this case drought) that it can move the reader to tears. Nicholas Arons has accomplished just such a rare feat in his poetry-studded narrative of the reasons for, and the multi-layered reactions to, the cyclical phenomenon of drought in northeastern Brazil." a"Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute" When droughts hit northeastern Brazil, thousands of rural workers are forced to abandon their homes for the cities in search of work. The double impact of drought and corruption--with politicians taking advantage of drought to buy votes and pilfer government accounts--contributes to an endless cycle of human suffering. In order to understand the impact of drought and the phenomenon of drought politics, Nicholas Arons goes beyond traditional social-science scholarship to sources such as novels, poetry, popular art, and oral history. For many people in the region, these artistic renditions of life are, ironically, a better reflection of reality than political rhetoric, government archives, and newspaper accounts--even though they are infused with myth or hyperbole. Drawing on interviews with artists and poets and on his own experiences in the Brazilian Northeast, Arons has written a poignant account of how drought has impacted the regionas culture. He intertwines ecological, social, and political issues with the words of some of Brazilas most prominent authors and folk poets to show how themes surrounding drought--hunger, migration, endurance, nostalgia for the land--have become deeply embedded in Nordeste identity.Through this tapestry of sources, Arons shows that what is often thought of as a natural phenomenon is actually the result of centuries of social inequality, political corruption, and unsustainable land use. "Waiting for Rain" dramatically depicts a region still suffering from austere social and political realities, where drought--even during rainy seasons--is ubiquitous in the hearts and minds of its residents. A book of hope and resistance, myth and reality, and suffering and salvation, it is also a personal narrative of self-discovery, tracing a young manas struggle to understand how human tragedy on a grand scale can exist alongside natural beauty.
Detalles
- Título Waiting for Rain: The Politics and Poetry of Drought in Northeast Brazil
- Autor Nicholas Gabriel Arons; Foreword by Nancy Scheper-Hughes
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Number Line 6543
- Páginas 251
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación October 2004
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780816523306 / 0816523304
- Peso 0.85 libras (0.39 kg)
- Dimensiones 9 x 6.12 x 0.7 pulgadas (22.86 x 15.54 x 1.78 cm)
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Temas
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Brazil, Northeast - Social conditions, Seca - Social aspects
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2004006907
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.098
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- Choice, 06/01/2005, Page 1879
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