The futures of Darcy Ribeiro

by Darcy Ribeiro

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This book contains a careful selection of Darcy Ribeiro's writings, forming a panorama of his visions for the future. By going through the different phases of Darcy's thought, it is possible to understand the complexity of Brazilian social formation and glimpse ways to overcome chronic problems, which, in the author's words, would enable us to “flourish tomorrow as a new civilization, mestizo and tropical, proud of itself”. Returning today to the futures undertaken by Darcy between the 1960s and 1990s makes it possible to see what we could have been, helps us understand why we are still far from being so and reveals some of the reasons why we repeatedly turn a deaf ear to emancipatory projects.

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Author Biography

Darcy Ribeiro was born in Montes Claros (MG) on October 26, 1922. He stood out as one of Brazil's most brilliant intellectuals. He founded the University of Brasilia in 1962 and the State University of Northern Fluminense in 1993. He was Minister of Education (1962-1963) and Chief of Staff (1963-1964) during João Goulart's government, which was overthrown by the 1964 coup. In exile between 1964 and 1976, he worked as a university professor in various Latin American countries. After the opening up, he served as deputy governor of Rio de Janeiro (1983-1986) and senator of the Republic (1991-1997). He is the author of a vast body of work in the fields of anthropology, ethnology and education. He also wrote essays and novels. He died in Brasília on February 17, 1997.

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Editora Elefante was founded in May 2011 by Tadeu Breda (editor) and Bianca Oliveira (designer), with the aim of publishing mostly non-fiction books, with some comics and poetry titles.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Elefante
  • Orginal LanguagePortuguese
  • ISBN/Identifier 9786587235813
  • Publication Country or regionBrazil
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 60 BRL
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleOs futuros de Darcy Ribeiro
  • Original Language AuthorsDarcy Ribeiro
  • Edition1.0
  • Dimensions13,5x21 cm
  • IllustrationNo

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