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Overview""Brazil: War on Children"" is a journey through the underworld of Brazil's ten million street children. The author interweaves first-hand reportage, interviews and statistics to paint a picture of life for the children. He discovers a world of pimps, muggers, prostitutes and petty criminals; homeless children who live in fear of sudden death at the hands of the off-duty police and other vigilantes who make up Brazil's death squads. Dimenstein interviews the Church workers who risk becoming death squad targets themselves by befriending the children and trying to bring them hope. He also talks to the authorities who turn a blind eye, to the killers and to the children themselves. An introduction by Jan Rocha, the ""Guardian""'s Brazil correspondent, shows how the children are just the most visible casualties of one of the most inequal societies in the world. It describes the impact of the policies of President Fernando Collor de Mello on Brazil's poor. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gilberto Dimenstein , Jan Rocha (Reporter, BBC/ The Guardian/ LAB) , Chris WhitehousePublisher: Latin America Bureau Imprint: Latin America Bureau Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.200kg ISBN: 9780906156629ISBN 10: 0906156629 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 01 January 1991 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJan Rocha is a freelance reporter and wriiter and has worked for the BBC and The Guardian Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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