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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... Bahia , cassava planters actually hired residents of nearby quilombos as laborers . In the city of Salvador , fugitive slaves plot- ted with others to rebel against colonial authorities . Quilombos survived into the nineteenth century ...
... Bahia , which in 1897 exploded into national consciousness . Latin American society in the nineteenth century had given rise ( as it would in the twentieth ) to an array of religious expressions and movements . Some of them were small ...
... Bahia after Salvador , the capital , seven hundred kilometers to the southeast . Canudos drained labor from several states , especially from the Rio Real in southern Sergipe and Inhambupe in Bahia . The depletion of surplus labor from ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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