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This book presents the history and theoretical contributions of Brazilian geography since the late twentieth century and shows how this sphere of knowledge has been organically integrated with social and territorial issues and with social movements. The relationship between the subjects and objects of research in Brazilian geography has been centred on the understanding and transformation of realities marked by injustice and inequality. Against this backdrop, the geography of the country has developed by integrating, relating to, and forming part of those realities as it headed out into the streets. Brazilian geography continues to hold theoretical debate in high regard as a result of the influence of critical theory. This book thus covers the theoretical approaches in Brazilian geography, its different lines of research, and above all its character as manifested in culture and society.
O Encontro Nacional de Geografia Agrária (ENGA) é um evento temático, que surgiu com o objetivo de aglutinar pesquisadores interessados em debater, refletir e compreender as questões e desafios colocados para a compreensão do campo brasileiro. O primeiro encontro aconteceu em 1978, no municÃpio de Salgado (SE), quando então havia apenas 5 cursos de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, a saber: USP (2); UNESP de Rio Claro (1); UFRJ (1) e UFPE (1). A contribuição dos pesquisadores nas reflexões, na criação de espaços de interlocução e debates tem sido fundamental, permitindo o desenvolvimento e o fortalecimento desse campo do saber, que como a própria realidade socioespacial, é dinÃ...
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This collection offers a new reflection on rape in war time through 15 case studies, ranging from Greece to Nigeria. It questions the specificity of rape as a universal transgression, its place in memories of war, its legacies, including children born from rape, and the challenge of writing about intimate violence as both a scientist and a human.
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Reúne los textos en español y portugués del VI Congreso de GeografÃa de América Latina que debaten sobre los efectos y transformaciones socio-económicos y urbanos de la globalización durante los años noventa en América Latina.