Progress in the Balance : : Mythologies of Development in Santos, Brazil / / / Daniel R. Reichman.
Through a historical ethnography of Santos, Brazil, Progress in the Balance addresses and assesses an anthropological theory of progress. Observing that anthropology is a progressive discipline with a pessimistic attitude towards progress, Daniel Reichman explains the contested meanings of progress...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| : | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : : Cornell University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) :; 13 b&w halftones, 1 map |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Terminology
- Introduction: Cracks in the Foundation
- 1. Spectacles of Colonialism: Two Timescapes of Indigenous Presence in Santos
- 2. Coffee of the Past, Coffee of the Future: Two Timescapes of Export Agriculture
- 3. Port of the Past, Port of the Future: Two Timescapes of Labor and Capital
- 4. Sacralizing the Sewer: Turning Pollution into Progress
- 5. Citizen of the World, King of All Nations: Globalization and the FIFA Class at the Pelé Museum
- Conclusion: The Shapes of Progress: Configuring Social Change in Theory
- Notes
- References
- Index