The History of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. nov 1999 - 208 pages Brazil is a vast, complex country with great potential but an uneven history. This engaging study will introduce readers to the history of Brazil from its origins to today. It emphasizes current issues and problems, including the country's return to democracy after more than two decades of harsh military rule and the economic consequences of adopting free-market policies as part of the creation of the global marketplace. Levine, a noted Brazilianist, explains the legacy of slavery on race relations, the stubborn persistence of barriers to upward mobility, and the characteristics of Brazil's exuberant culture. The author draws not only from a broad array of traditional sources but from oral histories and postings on the Internet. |
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... America separated from Antarctica . Humidity and the northward drift formed an environment suitable for the rise of vast rain forests . Two to four million years ago , collisions of vast tectonic plates formed the Andes Mountains in ...
... America seemed glittering , and Brazil a backwater . Its cities were small , undistinguished architecturally ... America's land area and forged the basis of Brazil's national identity . It is telling that in contrast to the colonial ...
... America ( and in North America , in relation to African Americans and other minorities ) , has not applied the rights of citizens universally . Discussions of citizen- ship take place on a moral , political and juridical Political ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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