Description: Gilberto Freyre: Social Theory in the Tropics (Peter Lang Ltd.) [Paperback] Burke, Peter and Pallares-Burke, Maria L�cia G. Product Overview Gilberto Freyre was arguably the most famous intellectual of twentieth-century Latin America. He was active as a sociologist, a historian, a journalist, a deputy in the Brazilian Assembly, a novelist, poet and artist. He was a cultural critic, with a good deal to say about architecture, past and present, and a public intellectual, whose pronouncements on race, region and empire - not to mention sex - made him famous in some quarters and notorious in others.The Masters and the Slaves , his most famous work, went through forty editions and has been translated into nine languages, made into a comic book and a television miniseries, while two directors (one of them Robert Rossellini) planned to turn it into a film. Yet he is not well known outside Brazil. Freyre was a major social thinker, one of the few who have not come from Western Europe or the USA, and this book argues that we should take account of the pioneering work of this gifted intellectual. His ideas are of particular relevance today for both political and academic reasons. His interest in gender, ethnicity, hybridity, identity, globalization, and capitalism ensures that his ideas are still provocative and topical, and ready to be introduced to a wider audience. Read more Details Publisher : Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers; New edition (December 26, 2008) Language : English Paperback : 261 pages ISBN-10 : 1906165041 ISBN-13 : 48 Item Weight : 15.2 ounces Dimensions : 5.4 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches Best Sellers Rank: #5,801,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6,026 in South American History (Books) #10,594 in General Anthropology #28,014 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #6,026 in South American History (Books) #10,594 in General Anthropology We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1906165041
ISBN10: 1906165041
ISBN13: 9781906165048
EAN: 9781906165048
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Brand: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
GTIN: 09781906165048
Number of Pages: 262 Pages
Publication Name: Gilberto Freyre : Social Theory in the Tropics
Language: English
Publisher: Lang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
Subject: Social, General, Latin America / General
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 1 in
Features: New Edition
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 6 in
Author: Peter Burke, Maria Lúcia G. Pallares-Burke
Subject Area: Philosophy, Education, History
Series: Peter Lang Ltd Ser.
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
