Death Without Weeping: The Violence Of Everyday Life In Brazil

When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela".

• | By (Author): Nancy Scheper-Hughes
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• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 09, 1993
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 632 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780520075375