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Author:

Godfrey, Brian J., author.

Title:

Preserving whose city? : memory, place, and identity in Rio de Janeiro / Brian J. Godfrey.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefieldan imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiii, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Subject:

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Historic preservation--Social aspects--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Natural monuments--Social aspects--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Cultural landscapes--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Cultural property--Protection--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Collective memory--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Cultural policy.
Collective memory.
Cultural landscapes.
Cultural policy.
Cultural property--Protection.
Historic preservation--Social aspects.
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.
Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Uses of memory : preserving whose Rio de Janeiro? -- Preservation politics : narrating a city and a nation -- Little Africa : Afro-Brazilian heritage and placemaking -- Resilient favelas : pride of place, heritage of resistance -- Environmental heritage : defending carioca landscapes -- Remembering Rio : the politics of memory.

Summary:

"This engaging book explores how and why debates over Rio's historic sites, landmarks, and landscapes have influenced both the city and Brazil as a whole. Brian Godfrey shows how Rio's sense of place has been defined by historic rebranding, arguing that the world has much to learn from Rio about preserving cultural diversity and urban environments"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1538136627
9781538136621
1538136546
9781538136546

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1225068493

LCCN:

2021058725

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)