A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro after 1889: Glorious Decadence - Softcover

Winterbottom, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 331980989X ISBN 13: 9783319809892

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This book studies architecture and literature of Rio de Janeiro, the “Marvellous City,” from the revolution of 1889 to the Olympics of 2016, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the city. This study offers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking insight that moves from ruins to Modernism, from the past to the future, from futebol to fiction, and from beach to favela, to uncover the surprising feature—decadence—at the heart of this unique and seemingly timeless urban world. An innovative and in-depth study of buildings, books, and characters in the city’s modern history, this fundamental new work sets the reader in the glorious world of Rio de Janeiro.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Winterbottom is a writer based in San Francisco, USA. He received his doctorate from Stanford University, USA in 2015 and has travelled frequently to Latin America since 2002.

From the Back Cover

This book studies architecture and literature of Rio de Janeiro, the “Marvellous City,” from the revolution of 1889 to the Olympics of 2016, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the city. This study offers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking insight that moves from ruins to Modernism, from the past to the future, from futebol to fiction, and from beach to favela, to uncover the surprising feature―decadence―at the heart of this unique and seemingly timeless urban world. An innovative and in-depth study of buildings, books, and characters in the city’s modern history, this fundamental new work sets the reader in the glorious world of Rio de Janeiro.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 331980989X
• ISBN 13: 9783319809892
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 231