Sertões desvendados

This essay presents readers with the central argument from three books, ranging from Euclides da Cunha to Guimarães Rosa and the hygienist movement of the 1920s, focusing on the theme of the sertão (backlands) in Brazilian literature and social thought. Based on this presentation, the essay emphasiz...

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Main Author: Wegner Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2000-01-01
Series:Dados: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0011-52582000000300006