Brazilian Steel Town: Machines, Land, Money and Commoning in the Making of the Working Class

"Volta Redonda is a Brazilian steel town founded in the 1940s by dictator Get???ulio Vargas on an ex-coffee valley as a powerful symbol of Brazilian modernization. The city's economy, and consequently its citizen's lives, revolves around the Companha Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), the biggest industrial complex in Latin America. Although the glory days of the CSN have long passed, the company still controls life in Volta Redonda today, creating as much dispossession as wealth for the community. Brazilian Steel-Town tells the ... Read More

"Volta Redonda is a Brazilian steel town founded in the 1940s by dictator Get???ulio Vargas on an ex-coffee valley as a powerful symbol of Brazilian modernization. The city's economy, and consequently its citizen's lives, revolves around the Companha Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), the biggest industrial complex in Latin America. Although the glory days of the CSN have long passed, the company still controls life in Volta Redonda today, creating as much dispossession as wealth for the community. Brazilian Steel-Town tells the story of the people tied to this ailing giant - of their fears, hopes, and everyday struggles."--Back cover. Read Less

• All from $34.95
• New Books from $145.95
• Used Books from $216.63
• eBook from $34.95

• • eBook Details

  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $34.95 Title: Brazilian Steel Town by Massimiliano Mollona Publisher: Berghahn Books, Inc Print ISBN: 9781789204339, 178920433X eText ISBN: 9781789204346 Edition: 2019 1st edition Format: EPUB eBook	$34.95 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ