Between Conformity and Resistance: Essays on Politics, Culture, and the State

Since the 1980's, Marilena Chauí's writing has had a profound impact in Brazil, contributing to the academic conversation and resonating in popular culture. Here, in English for the first time, are ten of Chauí's most important essays, with an introduction by Maite Conde which situates the scholarship in the global context.

Author: M. Chauí
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/20/2011
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230109001

About the Author
MARILENA CHAUÍ is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since the 1980s, Chauí's writings have had a profound impact in Brazil, achieving both academic recognition and unprecedented popular success. Chauí's far-reaching work has been formative for a new generation of intellectuals and led to innovative research regarding relations between culture, politics, and the state across the humanities and social sciences.

MAITE CONDE is a Research Fellow at The Brazil Institute, King's College, University of London, UK.