{"title":"Cesar Calejon","description":"\u003cp\u003eCesar Calejon é jornalista, com especialização em Relações Internacionais pela Fundação Getulio Vargas, e mestre em Mudança Social e Participação Política pela Universidade de São Paulo. É autor dos livros \u003cem\u003eA ascensão do bolsonarismo no Brasil do século XXI\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTempestade perfeita: o bolsonarismo e a sindemia covid-19 no Brasil \u003c\/em\u003ee\u003cem\u003e Sobre perdas e danos: negacionismo, lawfare e neofascismo no Brasil\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"poder-e-desigualdade","title":"Power and inequality","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn their new book, \u003cem\u003eICL Notícias\u003c\/em\u003e presenter Cesar Calejon, author of \u003cem\u003eEsfarrapados\u003c\/em\u003e , and economist André Roncaglia analyze the power of elites and its consequences for the lives of Brazilians.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eJournalist Cesar Calejon and economist André Roncaglia join forces in this detailed analysis of Brazil's economic situation and political climate in the first quarter of the 21st century. In \u003cem\u003e\"Power and Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e ,\" we take a close look at how the complex interactions between media, political, and economic power shape our society, in an intricate system that perpetuates the overlapping of elite interests over those of the population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe authors explain how the specific characteristics of the country's economic development gave rise to the \"casino ranch,\" a revealing analogy for how the colonial extractive model—updated by agribusiness and mining—was combined with the financialization of the economy. Thus, we observe how the deregulation of a weak state has, for centuries, allowed for humiliating conditions of exploitation. The result is that, today, a small class of executives enjoys exorbitant earnings without facing public opposition, while a huge mass of workers suffers precariousness, losing labor rights and having their productive lives surrounded by unemployment, informality, and digital platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThese practical effects, between the expectation of improved living standards and the strangulation of consumption levels, generate contradictory political impacts, as demands for change clash with the protection of the overwhelming majority of the vulnerable population. On the one hand, the wave of frustration fuels the growth of the far right, increasing political pressure that exposes the discrediting of democracy; on the other, the solutions put on the table are heavily influenced by the lobbies of elitist groups, which blame the state (and hold it accountable) for the alleged loss of their economic dominance—leaving untouched the cycles of greed, crisis, and fraud that mark the history of Brazilian capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\"Power and Inequality,\"\u003c\/em\u003e the main points of our misfortune are outlined. Here we see how \"historical-cultural elitism\" influences decisions in different areas of our public life, whether in the narrowing of opinions, with professional journalism's unfettered embrace of financial discourse, or in the confinement of public power, when the three branches of government—the Judiciary, Legislative, and Executive—are hampered by elitist harassment, which, in turn, strives to stifle every remaining window of popular representation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159576363260,"sku":"9786558021629","price":69.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/7e00cdb9a645cd1516eebce53382f087_e4a932a7-a056-4420-9324-903809e0a73a.jpg?v=1778318357"},{"product_id":"esfarrapados","title":"Tattered","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn this unique work, Cesar Calejon offers a simple and objective explanation to understand how social inequalities were formed and how they are reproduced in contemporary Brazil.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\"Esfarrapados,\u003c\/em\u003e \" Cesar Calejon unravels in detail the cultural and historical mechanisms that explain how elites were formed, how they act to dominate society, and how they manage to maintain their position of command and exponentially increase their economic gains. To understand how these dynamics of exploitation occur, the author introduces us to the concept of \"historical-cultural elitism.\" This is a social force that organizes social arrangements based on categories of distinction, creating a grammar of inequality and, ultimately, a moral hierarchy that governs the sociopolitical and socioeconomic functioning of a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eCesar Calejon argues that the roots of historical-cultural elitism have been present in human societies since ancient times, even before the Agricultural Revolution. The author takes us through time and demonstrates how his concept applies to different societies at different historical moments, highlighting the Age of Exploration and the advent of the Industrial Revolution as springboards that radically intensified this elitist zeal. Thus, we arrive at contemporary Brazil, where expressions of historical-cultural elitism—racism, sexism, misogyny, LGBTQIA+phobia, ableism, and viralism, among others—have consolidated themselves as permanent forms of cultural domination and underpin our tradition of segregating, excluding, and stigmatizing minorities, as practiced by authoritarian Brazilian ideologies such as Bolsonarism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eFinally, the author explains how debates on natural determination and cultural studies help us understand how these ideological constructions of superiority are disseminated. And, most importantly, how these well-established power structures can be dismantled to identify the real problems that must be overcome for social inequality to be eradicated once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “Fundamental reading so that we have a kind of self-awareness of the historical moment in which we are immersed.” - Fernando Haddad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"In addressing elitism and inequality, Cesar Calejon speaks against the grain of an era that praises the marking of difference, considering it the result of theological reasons – such as divine grace – or as a corollary of meritocracy – demanding payments to the supposedly more capable or stronger. Therefore, sailing against the current, these pages are a testament to resistance and hope in criticism.\" - Alysson Leandro Mascaro\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175884275964,"sku":"9786558020936","price":64.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/d2b2b09e300ab588c4bf3567c6dfae6c.jpg?v=1778321734"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/cesar-calejon.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}