Autos and progress : the Brazilian search for modernity by Wolfe, Joel, 1960- instant download

Autos and progress : the Brazilian search for modernity by Wolfe, Joel, 1960- instant download

1 online resource (x, 269 pages) :, This work studies the automobile as both a tool and a cultural symbol of Brazil's status as a modern 'developed' nation. As such it addresses debates on state-making, the role of multi-national corporations in the region, middle-class consumerism, working-class politics, and much more, Includes bibliographical references and index, First cars : curiosities of the elite -- The coming of tropical modernity : automobiles and the question of nation -- Americanism and Fordism : the search for a Brazilian El Dorado -- Nationalist development : Getũlio Vargas and the integration of Brazil -- The multinational solution : Juscelino Kubitschek and the national auto industry -- From technocrats to democrats : automobility and citizenship -- Epilogue: Tropical modernity in a globalized space, Print version record