The Politics of the Possible: The Brazilian Rural Workers' Trade Union Movement,

Description: The Politics of the Possible by Biorn Maybury-Lewis Despite the repressive military dictatorship in Brazil from 1964 to 1985, rural workers trade unions flourished. This work examines how union leaders carved out a place for themselves in the political order of the country, and how other progressive movements can succeed in comparable situation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Despite the repressive military dictatorship in Brazil from 1964 to 1985, rural workers trade unions flourished. During that period, 2,800 trade unions, representing 8 million laborers, were founded. Biorn Maybury-Lewis examines how union leaders carved out a place for themselves in the political order of the country, and how other progressive movements can succeed in comparable situation. Maybury-Lewis analyzes the institutional and political tools used by rural laborers, and what unionization meant for them. Though traditionally viewed as among the weakest member of society, rural workers proved able to confront, and even use to their benefit, the governments stifling corporatist legislation. They succeeded in asserting themselves as a powerful minority for the first time in Brazilian history, in spite of the military regimes suppressive Institutional Acts that suspended numerous civil and political rights and shut down Congress.In a period when similar authoritarian regimes in Chile and Argentina crushed social movements, Brazils rural workers mobilized on behalf of land, salary, and workplace disputes.While facing the potential threat of murder, rape, illegal arrest, kidnapping, slave labor, and other human rights violations, they succeeded by employing what Maybury-Lewis terms the politics of the possible: the capacity to evaluate and dodge repressive measures, to keep alive the grassroots struggle, and to turn to their advantage institutional rules designed to suppress labor initiatives. Their story contributes to our knowledge of Latin Americas contemporary agrarian struggles as well as offering a case study of how social movements can withstand political repression in the most unlikely circumstances. Author note: Biorn Maybury-Lewis is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. Notes How agrarian reform and unionization was achieved despite Brazils military regime Author Biography Biorn Maybury-Lewis is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. Table of Contents Tables and Figures Preface Introduction Part I: Historical and Theoretical Framework 1. Posing the Problem: Rural Union Development under Dictatorship, 1964-1985 2. Solving the Problem: Explaining Progressive Rural Unionization in the 1964-1985 Period Part II: Six Case Studies 3. Nazare da Mata, Pernambuco: Birthplace of the CONTAG Line 4. Capivari, Sao Paulo: Conservative Unionism of the Juoe Rotta Line 5. Porto Nacional, Goias: Frontier Development, Posseiros and Grileiros 6. Cangucu, Rio Grande do Sul: Assistencialismo in Theory and Practice 7. Mage, Rio de Janeiro: Posseiros of the Urban Periphery 8. Santa Cruz Cabralia, Bahia: Union Radicalism on Brazils First and Last Frontier 9. Conclusion: Grassroots Movements Confronting State Apparatuses: Possibilities and Constraints in Comparative Perspective Appendix A: Statistical Summary of the Development of the Rural Trade Union Movement in Brazil, 1960-1986 Appendix B: Interview with Francisco "Chico" Mendes, Xapuri, Acre, Brazil, November 1988 Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Review "This study of the emergence of the Brazilian rural trade union movement is unique in its almost tactile appreciation of its topic. In addition, many such case studies focus on a single geographic area or community and do not provide a view of broader movements or regional variations. This book is remarkable for its appreciation of the degree of autonomous agenda formulation and mobilization that exists among peasants. Maybury-Lewis has broken away from old stereotypes and written a path-breaking study." --Margaret E. Crahan, University of Pittsburgh Promotional How agrarian reform and unionization was achieved despite Brazils military regime Details ISBN1566391679 Author Biorn Maybury-Lewis Language English ISBN-10 1566391679 ISBN-13 9781566391672 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1994 Imprint Temple University Press,U.S. Subtitle The Brazilian Rural Workers Trade Union Movement, 1964-1985 Place of Publication Philadelphia PA Country of Publication United States Short Title POLITICS OF THE POSSIBLE DOI 10.1604/9781566391672 UK Release Date 1994-10-30 AU Release Date 1994-10-30 NZ Release Date 1994-10-30 US Release Date 1994-10-30 Pages 320 Publisher Temple University Press,U.S. Publication Date 1994-10-30 Alternative 9781566391665 DEWEY 331.880981 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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