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Author Miller, Shawn William, 1964- author.

Title The street is ours : community, the car, and the nature of public space in Rio De Janeiro / Shawn William Miller, Brigham Young University, Utah
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Cambridge Latin American studies ; 111
Cambridge Latin American studies ; 111.
Contents Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction A Common Space to Enjoy: Ilha de Paquetá; 1 Systems Circulatory before the Wheel: Rua do Ouvidor; 2 The Street's Apotheosis: Avenida Central; 3 Putting the Car in Carnival: Avenida Rio Branco; 4 Death by Blunt Instrument: Largo da Misericórdia; 5 Law and the Promises of Safety: Rua da Assembléia; 6 Buyers and Regrets: Praça Onze; 7 Traffic Flow versus Free Parking: Morro do Castelo; Conclusion: Revolutions at the End of the Street: Brasília
Summary The streets of Rio de Janeiro have long been characterized as exuberant and exotic places for social commerce, political expression, and the production and dissemination of culture. 'The Street is Ours' examines the changing uses and meanings of Rio de Janeiro's streets and argues that the automobile, by literally occupying much of the street's space and by introducing death and injury on a new scale, significantly transformed the public commons
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Public spaces -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
Streets -- Social aspects -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
Community life -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
Sociology, Urban -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
Community life
Public spaces
Social conditions
Sociology, Urban
Streets -- Social aspects
SUBJECT Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social conditions
Subject Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781108687188
1108687180
9781108551397
1108551394