Dance Lest We All Fall Down

Breaking Cycles of Poverty in Brazil and Beyond

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
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Author: Margaret Willson ISBN: 9780295801681
Publisher: University of Washington Press Publication: August 1, 2011
Imprint: University of Washington Press Language: English
Author: Margaret Willson
ISBN: 9780295801681
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication: August 1, 2011
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Language: English

An unexpected detour can change the course of our lives forever, and, for white American anthropologist Margaret Willson, a stopover in Brazil led to immersion in a kaleidoscopic world of street urchins, capoeiristas, drug dealers, and wise teachers. She and African Brazilian activist Rita Conceicao joined forces to break the cycles of poverty and violence around them by pledging local residents they would create a top-quality educational program for girls. From 1991 to the graduation of Bahia Street's first college-bound graduate in 2005, Willson and Conceicao 's adventure took them to the shantytowns of Brazil's Northeast, high-society London, and urban Seattle.

In a narrative brimming with honesty and grace, Dance Lest We All Fall Down unfolds the story of this remarkable alliance, showing how friendship, when combined with courage, insight, and passion, can transform dreams of a better world into reality.

Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVXj44o3rVE

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An unexpected detour can change the course of our lives forever, and, for white American anthropologist Margaret Willson, a stopover in Brazil led to immersion in a kaleidoscopic world of street urchins, capoeiristas, drug dealers, and wise teachers. She and African Brazilian activist Rita Conceicao joined forces to break the cycles of poverty and violence around them by pledging local residents they would create a top-quality educational program for girls. From 1991 to the graduation of Bahia Street's first college-bound graduate in 2005, Willson and Conceicao 's adventure took them to the shantytowns of Brazil's Northeast, high-society London, and urban Seattle.

In a narrative brimming with honesty and grace, Dance Lest We All Fall Down unfolds the story of this remarkable alliance, showing how friendship, when combined with courage, insight, and passion, can transform dreams of a better world into reality.

Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVXj44o3rVE

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