Tradition Matters: Modern Gaúcho Identity in Brazil / Edition 1

by Ruben Oliven

Overview

Chronicles the complexities of Gaúcho identity in Brazil's collective memory, from vagabond and cattle thief to independent cowboy. Oliven discusses the development of the Gaúcho, the tactics used to exclude certain groups, and the areas where the meaning of Gaúcho identity is contested.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231104258
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	09/01/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.93(h) x 0.45(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ruben Oliven is professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil.