| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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Princeton studies in cultural sociology |
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Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
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| Contents |
Prologue: exploring Brazilian youth activism -- Institutional intersections -- Communication and mediation in contentious publics -- Leadership in the intersections -- Activist cohorts and trajectories, 1977 to 1996 -- Partisan bridging in early student and Catholic activism -- Civic mediation in the 1992 impeachment movement -- Contentious communication -- Modes of communication in institutionalized publics -- Defensive publics in university settings -- Challenger publics and stylistic innovation -- Partisan dramaturgy and the breakdown of publics -- Conclusion: parties and publics |
| Summary |
During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after twenty years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, corruption scandals, political protest, and intense electoral contention. In the midst of this turmoil, Ann Mische argues in this remarkable book, youth activists of various stripes played a vital and unrecognized role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Drawing upon extensive and rich ethnography as well as formal network analysis, Mische tracks the lives of young activists through intersect |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Youth -- Political activity -- Brazil
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Student movements -- Brazil
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Political participation -- Brazil
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- Judicial Branch.
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Political participation
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Politics and government
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Student movements
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Youth -- Political activity
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| SUBJECT |
Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1985-2002. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016593
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| Subject |
Brazil
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007007148 |
| ISBN |
9781400830817 |
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1400830818 |
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9780691141046 |
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0691141045 |
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