From insurgent to transgressive citizenship: Housing, social movements and the politics of rights in São Paulo

Journal of Latin American Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-126

  Earle, Lucy ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brasil; cidadania; direito A moradia; lei; Portuguese keywordsmovimentos sociais urbanos

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; HOMEOWNER; HOUSING; HUMAN RIGHTS; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

GLANDULARIA DELTICOLA;

EID: 84857291293     PISSN: 0022216X     EISSN: 1469767X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X11001118     Document Type: Article

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