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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... democracy , in spite of the fact that nonwhites , and especially blacks , lived in poverty . The state , unlike the United States and South Africa , for example , imposed no categories of segregation or legal dis- crimination . Despite ...
... democracy from developing . Under the colonial system and the Empire , Brazilians - at least at the local level - probably had more say in their own affairs than under the Old Republic , when state political machines had controlled ...
... democracy for guided economic development and prosperity . Only a handful of attorneys and spokesmen for the Catholic left protested the cancellation of civil rights , although some courageous individuals - in- cluding the university ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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