Death without weeping: the violence of everyday life in brazil
Auteur :
Scheper-Hughes, Nancy
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520075375
Date de publication :
9 nov. 1993
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 4,6 cm
Poids :
862 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela"