The language that came down the hill: Slang, crime, and citizenship in Rio de Janeiro

American Anthropologist

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Roth Gordon, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Citizenship; Crime; Marginality; Slang

Indexed keywords

EID: 72649098695     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01077.x     Document Type: Article

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