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Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence, and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown (California Series in Public Anthropology)

Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence, and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown (California Series in Public Anthropology)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780520235960
  • ISBN: 0520235967
  • Edition: 0
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Publisher: University of California Press

AUTHOR

Donna M. Goldstein

SUMMARY

Drawing on the author's experience in Brazil, this text provides a portrait of everyday life among the women of the favelas - a portrait that challenges much of what we think we know about the 'culture of poverty'. It helps us understand the nature of joking and laughter in the shantytown.Donna M. Goldstein is the author of 'Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence, and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown (California Series in Public Anthropology)', published 2003 under ISBN 9780520235960 and ISBN 0520235967.

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