Bernardo Sorj: 9 books

Book cover of Judaísmo para todos
by Bernardo Sorj
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: June 15, 2011

Em Judaísmo para todos, Bernardo Sorj defende a pluralidade da religião judaica. Ele mostra como a maioria dos pensadores judeus e dos movimentos sociais judaicos modernos definiram seu judaísmo sem referência à crença em Deus e seus mandamentos. O autor faz um breve panorama da história da...
Book cover of Latin America's eclusive democracies
by Bernardo Sorj
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007

This is a refreshing book: it contains nothing trite, rejects conventionality and academic fads, and unswervingly asserts a clear position on thorny issues. With this book, Bernardo Sorj has demonstrated once again what those of us who have followed his career already knew: not only is he an excellent...
Book cover of Chilean Voices

Chilean Voices

activists describe their experiences of the popular unity period

by Colin Henfrey, Bernardo Sorj
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008

Each interview focuses on the field in which the speaker was most active. The number of interviews in each field reflects its relative importance: three for industry, two for the country side and one each for the shantytowns and the universities. In the case of industry, anything less could scarcely...
Book cover of brazil@digitaldivide.com

brazil@digitaldivide.com

Confronting Inequality in the Information Society

by Bernardo Sorj
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008

The topic of this book, the digital divide, refers to the unequal distribution of resources associated with information and communication technology between countries and within societies. We will explore how one factor, in this case information technology, can potentially support contradictory tendencies:...
Book cover of Junho de 2013

Junho de 2013

A sociedade enfrenta o Estado

by Tulio Kahn, Rogério Schmitt, Roberto Macedo
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: October 7, 2014

Os movimentos de junho de 2013 foram uma das mais importantes manifestações populares da história brasileira. Além disso, apresentaram um caráter absolutamente inédito. Não tiveram uma causa, como nas diretas‑já e no impeachment de Collor. Não foram convocados por instituições representativas...
Book cover of Biotechnology in Europe and Latin America

Biotechnology in Europe and Latin America

prospects for co-operation

by Bernardo Sorj, Mark Cantley, Karl Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010

The materials presented at the conference have been updated and edited, to give in this book an up-to-date picture of capabilities and common IV interests. Although inevitably any book on biotechnology is obsolete by the time it appears, there is nothing obsolescent about the dynamism now being displayed...
Book cover of Judaísmo para el siglo XXI

Judaísmo para el siglo XXI

el rabino y el sociólogo

by Nilton Bonder, Bernardo Sorj
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2008

Vivir en la periferia del sistema no siempre representó una desventaja. El judaísmo de Europa central a fines del siglo XIX e inicios del XX fue uno de los polos culturales más creativos de los tiempos modernos. El problema del judaísmo en América Latina reside en que es doblemente pe-riférico,...
Book cover of A construção intelectual do Brasil contemporâneo

A construção intelectual do Brasil contemporâneo

da resistência à ditadura ao governo FHC

by Bernardo Sorj
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 1, 2008

A sensação de insegurança que a falta de recuo histórico transmite nos levou a engavetar por longo tempo a publicação deste livro, cujo objeto central é uma instituição à qual estiveram associadas muitas das principais figuras da vida política brasileira contemporânea, tanto do governo como da oposição.
Book cover of El desafío latinoamericano

El desafío latinoamericano

cohesión social y democracia

by Bernardo Sorj, Danilo Martuccelli
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2008

Entender la dinámica a través de la cual se construye la cohesión social en América Latina supone una inversión de perspectiva frente a la tendencia dominante que enfatiza los problemas sociales que afligen el continente. Si desconocer estas dificultades sería caer en apologías conservadoras,...
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