Culture Is Our Weapon: Afroreggae in the Favelas of Rio - Couverture souple

Neate, Patrick; Platt, Damien

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1899365699 ISBN 13 : 9781899365692

Editeur : Latin America Bureau, 2006

Synopsis

Brazil is a conundrum; even as its culture enjoys an ever higher profile in the West, an undeclared, vicious and often ignored drug war is being fought on the streets of its cities' favelas (shanty towns). Culture is Our Weapon: AfroReggae in the Favelas of Rio is a unique and remarkable book. It tells the story of this war through the eyes of both the protagonists and those it affects, revealing terrifying complexities of life on the frontline of one of the most damaging civil conflicts in Latin America. At centre stage of this ground breaking book is the extraordinary work of Grupo Cultural AfroReggae, a Rio-based NGO which seeks to divert favela residents from the path of poverty and violence, through music and an appreciation of black culture. AfroReggae are a force for real social change; they are also a model for what is possible when an oppressed community decides to resist the twin onslaugh of violence and poverty. This book is co-authored by a prize-winning fiction and non-fiction writer.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Patrick Neate is the author of four novels. His book Where You're At: Notes from the Frontline of a Hip Hop Planet won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle prize for criticism in the US in 2005.

Damian Platt is Campaigner on Brazil at Amnesty International in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Latin America Bureau
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1899365699
• ISBN 13: 9781899365692
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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