Coronelismo "sem" enxada e "sem" voto: aspectos políticos e sociais do coronelismo no planalto catarinense

Abstract

The objective of this article is to discuss the characteristics of Coronelismo, defined not only as a "political system" but also as a process of class domination, an efficient way of the coronel's power over social and political clientele. The Coronelismo did not evolve as fixed and uniform model. As a matter of fact, in the beginning, Coronelismo had its own histories which had lirtle to do with the coronel's elecroral power. Different varieties of Coronelismo as well as predominant relationships in the farmland of Santa Catarina Plateau, in the beginning of the 20,th Century are also analyzed.