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Author Wolfe, Joel, 1960- author

Title Working women, working men : São Paulo and the rise of Brazil's industrial working class, 1900-1955 / Joel Wolfe
Published Durham : Duke University Press, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 312 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents Ch. 1. Industrialization and the Birth of Sao Paulo's Working-Class Movement, 1900-1924 -- Ch. 2. "Order and Progress" and Revolution in Industrial Sao Paulo, 1925-1935 -- Ch. 3. Class Struggle versus Conciliacao: The Estado Novo, 1935-1942 -- Ch. 4. World War II and the Struggle for Citizenship, 1942-1945 -- Ch. 5. The Industrialists' Democracy in Sao Paulo, 1945-1950 -- Ch. 6. Factory Commissions and the Triumph of Sao Paulo's Working-Class Movement, 1950-1955 -- Epilogue: From Union Democracy to Democratic Politics? -- Appendix: Interviews and Oral Histories
Summary "Based on archival data on oral histories, work examines rise of Brazil's industrial working class by focusing on female and male textile and metallurgical workers in São Paulo. Analyzes interactions between workers, union leaders, industrialists, and State policymakers. Finds distinct and sometimes contradictory gender discourses of work, organization, protest, and politics"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
Analysis Working classes History
Brazil
Brasil
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Working class -- Brazil -- São Paulo Metropolitan Area -- History
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Working class
Arbeiterbewegung
Industriële ontwikkeling.
Arbeidersklasse.
Classe ouvrière -- Brésil -- Sao Paulo -- Histoire.
Brazil -- São Paulo Metropolitan Area
São Paulo
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780822379812
0822379813