Brazil's rural problem seen from an anthropological viewpoint

Authors

  • Emílio Willems Universidade de São Paulo. Escola Livre de Sociologia e Política. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-20702009000100011

Keywords:

Sertão cultures, Caboclo, Caipira (Peasant), Studies of communities

Abstract

Emílio Willems's text, originally published in 1944, argues for the heterogeneity of Brazilian culture and evaluates the possibilities for intervening in 'caboclo cultures.' The specific issue is the plan for the agricultural school being implemented at the time in the state of São Paulo by governor Fernando Costa. The German anthropologist assesses this proposal, making a number of reservations, and presents a research program for studying rural communities in Brazil.

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WILLEMS, Emílio. (1941), “O desnivelamento econômico como fator de aculturação”. Revista de Imigração e Colonização, ano II (2 e 3), abr.-jun.

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Published

2009-01-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Clássicos da Sociologia Brasileira

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How to Cite

Willems, E. (2009). Brazil’s rural problem seen from an anthropological viewpoint . Tempo Social, 21(1), 187-210. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-20702009000100011