We Cannot Remain Silent
Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States
1st Edition
Published on 2. July 2010
468 pages
978-0-8223-9178-4 (ISBN)
Description
A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
James N. Green
We Cannot Remain Silent
Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States
Book
07/2010
Duke University Press
€154.50
Article exhausted; check different version
James N. Green
We Cannot Remain Silent
Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States
Book
07/2010
Duke University Press
€39.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
James N. Green is Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and past president of the Brazilian Studies Association. He is the editor of Lina Penna Sattamini's A Mother's Cry: A Memoir of Politics, Prison, and Torture under the Brazilian Military Dictatorship, also published by Duke University Press, and the author of Beyond Carnival: Male Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century Brazil.
Content
About the Series ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Tropical Delights and Torture Chambers, or Imagining Brazil in the United States
Prólogo "Era um país subdesenvolvido" 13
1. Revolution and Counterrevolution in Brazil 19
Capítulo I "A gente quer ter voz ativa" 49
2. The Birth of a Movement 55
Capítulo II "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a canção" 77
3. The World Turned Upside Down 85
Capítulo III "Agora falando sério" 107
4. Defending Artistic and Academic Freedom 115
Capítulo IV "Acorda amor" 137
5. The Campaign against Torture 143
Capítulo V "Vai meu irmão" 167
6. Latin Americanists Take a Stand 177
Capítulo VI "Pode me prender, pode me bater" 197
7. Human Rights and the Organization of American States 201
Capítulo VII "Fado tropical" 225
8. Congressional Questioning 233
Capítulo VIII "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" 255
9. Denouncing the Dictatorship 259
Capítulo IX "Navegar é preciso" 291
10. Performing Opposition 293
Capítulo X "Quem é essa mulhar" 315
11. The Slow-Motion Return to Democracy 321
Capítulo XI "Amanhã há de ser outro dia" 355
Conclusions: Making a Difference 359
Notes 367
Bibliography 411
Index 431
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Tropical Delights and Torture Chambers, or Imagining Brazil in the United States
Prólogo "Era um país subdesenvolvido" 13
1. Revolution and Counterrevolution in Brazil 19
Capítulo I "A gente quer ter voz ativa" 49
2. The Birth of a Movement 55
Capítulo II "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a canção" 77
3. The World Turned Upside Down 85
Capítulo III "Agora falando sério" 107
4. Defending Artistic and Academic Freedom 115
Capítulo IV "Acorda amor" 137
5. The Campaign against Torture 143
Capítulo V "Vai meu irmão" 167
6. Latin Americanists Take a Stand 177
Capítulo VI "Pode me prender, pode me bater" 197
7. Human Rights and the Organization of American States 201
Capítulo VII "Fado tropical" 225
8. Congressional Questioning 233
Capítulo VIII "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" 255
9. Denouncing the Dictatorship 259
Capítulo IX "Navegar é preciso" 291
10. Performing Opposition 293
Capítulo X "Quem é essa mulhar" 315
11. The Slow-Motion Return to Democracy 321
Capítulo XI "Amanhã há de ser outro dia" 355
Conclusions: Making a Difference 359
Notes 367
Bibliography 411
Index 431
