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Autos and Progress: The Brazilian Search for Modernity (1st Edition) by Joel D. Wolfe Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-19-517456-9 / 0195174569 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517456-4 / 9780195174564 Autos and Progress studies the automobile as both a tool and a cultural symbol of Brazil's status as a modern "developed" nation. As such it addresses debates on state-making, the role of multi-national corporations in the region, middle-class consumerism, working-class politics, and sports and leis |