Compares two favelas in greater Rio de Janeiro, one based on clientelistic politics and the other on community activism. Using solid fieldwork, this profitable study of traditional politics and emerging political challenges is an excellent example of aninterdisciplinary approach to the study of pop "Robert Gay's study is well done. It provides a detailed look at two different forms of popular political organization in Brazil and how they relate to the state, local people, parties, and politicians.... Gay allows the reader to catch a glimpse of the enormous varieties of ways in which popular organizations relate politics to contemporary Brazil. There is no comparable book on Latin American politics." — Scott Mainwaring , Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame Robert Gay is Professor of Sociology at Connecticut College. Used Book in Good Condition