About this title: 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". Bringing her ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Paper Edition
Binding: Quality Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780520075375ISBN:0520075374
Description: Near Fine. Currently in print for $28.95. No marks or underlining. This title is IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. Some mild scuffing on bottom edge-otherwise as described. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ. PRESSES OF CALIFORNIA, COLUMBIA AND PRINCETON Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780520075375ISBN:0520075374
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 628 pages. (628 pages) bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. it is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. 65 b&w photographs edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780520075375ISBN:0520075374
Description: Very Good. 0520075374 Pub date: 1993. Condition: Very Good. Has moderate shelf wear. Name on the inside cover or page edges. Great used condition. We are a tested and proven company with over 400, 000 satisfied customers since 1997. Choose expedited shipping for much faster de. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780520075375ISBN:0520075374
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Description: Good. 0520075374 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780520075375ISBN:0520075374
Description: New. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of... read more
Description: New. 0520075374 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"Death Without Weeping helped me understand why the responses to death and violence by my Brazilian family and friends who live in the favela are sometimes quite different that what I would normally anticipate. It's a must read for anyone who wants to understand favela life."
"A little too long, but it's length is probably necessary. A moving collection of stories in real world Brazil by anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes."
"This is a heart-wrenching ethnography about life in Northern Brazil. It's supposed to focus on maternal and child health but in fact Scheper-Hughes reveals a very hard world. I had to stop reading it several times and cried so much that at one point I thought that I might not go on working in public health...there's a certain nihilism that is difficult to sustain."
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