Screen LibraryThe street is ours : community, the car, and the nature of public space in Rio de Janeiro /
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 tha...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Cambridge Latin American studies ;
111 |
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| 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. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-339) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108426978 1108426972 |
| Index Number: | HT129 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/M651 |
| Contents: |
Machine generated contents note: Systems Circulatory before the Wheel: Rua do Ouvidor -- The Street's Apotheosis: Avenida Central -- Putting the Car in Carnival: Avenida Rio Branco -- Death by Blunt Instrument: Largo da Misericordia -- Law and the Promises of Safety: Rua da Assembleia -- Buyers and Regrets: Praca Onze -- Traffic Flow versus Free Parking: Morro do Castelo. |