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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... elite , was named head of the new government . By preserving the royal dynasty , Brazil achieved independence without the legacy of revolution suffered by every Spanish colony in the hemisphere save Cuba and Puerto Rico . The political ...
... elite fac- tions , the moderates ( dubbed chimangos ) and their rivals , the exaltados . They disagreed over the powers of the central government but , as mem- bers of the same small elite , otherwise had much in common with one another ...
... elite invariably married within its own ranks . The exception was successful foreigners - sometimes engineers , or architects , or entrepre- neurs - marrying into local elites . An example of such a marriage oc- curred in Belo Horizonte ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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