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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... culture and to probe local cultural expression for its unique properties . In the Northeast , the critic Sílvio Romero lamented that the elite had too long focused on itself and its European roots ; in 1885 and 1888 he published ...
... cultural realm , the period after the close of World War I wit- nessed a maturation of artistic expression ... culture . Historians and essayists searched the past to il- luminate the present , although some of them preferred ...
... cultural importations include video arcades , found in even the poorest of small towns , American television programs , and the Internet , which is wildly popular among young people . Histori- cally , however , Brazilian culture has to ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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