The Brazil Reader
History, Culture, Politics
1st Edition
Published on 6. December 2018
688 pages
978-0-8223-7179-3 (ISBN)
Description
Containing over one hundred selections-many of which appear in English for the first time-this extensively revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling Brazil Reader presents the lived experience of Brazilians from all social and economic classes, racial backgrounds, genders, and political perspectives over the past half-millennia.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Durham, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
104 illustrations, incl. 13 in color
104 illustrations, incl. 13 in color
File size
48,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-7179-3 (9780822371793)
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James N. Green | Victoria Langland | Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
The Brazil Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Book
01/2019
2nd Edition
Duke University Press
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James N. Green | Victoria Langland | Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
The Brazil Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Book
01/2019
2nd Edition
Duke University Press
€130.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
James N. Green is Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Professor of Latin American History and Director of the Brazil Initiative at Brown University.
Victoria Langland is Associate Professor of History and Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan.
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz is Professor of Anthropology at the University of São Paulo, Visiting Professor at Princeton University, and Curator at the Art Museum of São Paulo (MASP).
Victoria Langland is Associate Professor of History and Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan.
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz is Professor of Anthropology at the University of São Paulo, Visiting Professor at Princeton University, and Curator at the Art Museum of São Paulo (MASP).
Content
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
I. Conquest and Colonial Rule, 1500-1579 1
II. Sugar and Slavery in the Atlantic World, 1580-1694 49
III. Gold and the New Colonial Order, 1695-1807 91
IV. The Portuguese Royal Family in Rio de Janeiro, 1801-1821 131
V. From Independence to the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1822-1850 163
VI. Coffee, the Empire, and Abolition, 1851-1888 205
VII. Republican Brazil and the Onset of Modernization, 1889-1929 261
VIII. Getúlio Vargas, the Estado Novo, and World War II, 1930-1945 321
IX. Democratic Governance and Developmentalism, 1946-1964 363
X. The Generals in Power and the Fight for Democracy, 1964-1985 427
XI. Redemocratization and the New Global Economy, 1895-Present 497
Suggestions for Further Reading 547
Brazil in the Movies 557
Acknowledgments of Copyrights and Sources 567
Index 577
Introduction 1
I. Conquest and Colonial Rule, 1500-1579 1
II. Sugar and Slavery in the Atlantic World, 1580-1694 49
III. Gold and the New Colonial Order, 1695-1807 91
IV. The Portuguese Royal Family in Rio de Janeiro, 1801-1821 131
V. From Independence to the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1822-1850 163
VI. Coffee, the Empire, and Abolition, 1851-1888 205
VII. Republican Brazil and the Onset of Modernization, 1889-1929 261
VIII. Getúlio Vargas, the Estado Novo, and World War II, 1930-1945 321
IX. Democratic Governance and Developmentalism, 1946-1964 363
X. The Generals in Power and the Fight for Democracy, 1964-1985 427
XI. Redemocratization and the New Global Economy, 1895-Present 497
Suggestions for Further Reading 547
Brazil in the Movies 557
Acknowledgments of Copyrights and Sources 567
Index 577
