Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil

Juazeiro and Petrolina in Transition

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Hardcover | 22 October 1990

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This case study of the structure of power and ruling-class domination in the heart of the sertao of Northeast Brazil is based upon six field trips over a period of fifteen years. Analysis of the political economy of Juazeiro, Bahia, and Petrolina, Pernambuco - two contiguous towns along the Sao Francisco River - focuses on the history of patriarchal families, ruling class, and patrimonial governments. Family dominance is related to the rise of the Coelhos in Petrolina and the decline of the Vianas in Juazeiro. Agressive tactics and links to Recife allowed the Coelhos to expand and assume control over most commerce in Petrolina and neighbouring municipalities to Juazeiro. In both situations the intervention of the state in the region, usually bolstered by international credits, affected traditional standards of living. The construction of the Sobradinho Dam, for example, brought problems for small farmers along the banks of the Sao Fransisco who could no longer count on the natural flow of river water. State policy also favored corporations to the detriment of small producers on cooperative farms.

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List of tables and figures
Preface
The Traditional Sertao
The background
The structure of power and the ruling class
Juazeiro: cohesion and factionalism
Petrolina: patriarchy and family dominance
The ruling class and the polity
The ruling class and the economy
The ruling class in civic and social life
Ideology
Development and underdevelopment
Participation, mobilization, and conflict
The Sertao Revisited
Political challenge to traditional hegemony
State intervention and the prospects for capitalist accumulation
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
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Power and the Ruling Classes in Northeast Brazil

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